RQ-20 Puma vs RQ-4 Global Hawk
| American battery-powered, small hand-launched unmanned aircraft system for surveillance and intelligence gathering. | |
| Origin country | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Military Drones |
| Manufacturer | AeroVironment |
| First flight | 1 January 2007 |
| Year introduced | 2008 |
| Number produced | 1000 units |
| Average unit price | $0.3 million |
| American HALE drone, widely deployed in the Iraq War and post-9/11 Afghanistan for surveillance and reconnaissance. | |
| Origin country | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Military Drones |
| Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman |
| First flight | 28 February 1998 |
| Year introduced | 2001 |
| Number produced | 40 units |
| Average unit price | $131 million |
| Wingspan | 2.8 m â—‰ |
| Length | 1.4 m â—‰ |
| Maximum speed | 83 km/h â—‰ |
| Operational range | 15 km â—‰ |
| Service ceiling | -- m |
| Max. takeoff weight | 6 kg â—‰ |
| Empty weight | -- kg |
| Wingspan | 39.9 m â—‰ |
| Length | 14.5 m â—‰ |
| Maximum speed | 575 km/h â—‰ |
| Operational range | 22,780 km â—‰ |
| Service ceiling | 18,000 m |
| Max. takeoff weight | 14,628 kg â—‰ |
| Empty weight | 8,620 kg |