RQ-20 Puma vs RQ-4 Global Hawk
American battery-powered, small hand-launched unmanned aircraft system for surveillance and intelligence gathering. | |
Origin country | πΊπΈ United States |
Category | Military Drone |
Manufacturer | AeroVironment |
First flight | 1 January 2007 |
Year of introduction | 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 | πΊπΈ United States |
Category | Military Drone |
Manufacturer | Northrop Grumman |
First flight | 28 February 1998 |
Year of introduction | 2001 |
Number produced | 40 units |
Average unit price | $131 million |
Wingspan | 2.8 m β |
Length | 1.4 m β |
Maximum speed | 83 km/h β |
Operational range | 15 km β |
Service ceiling | -- m |
Max. takeoff weight | 6 kg β |
Empty weight | -- kg |
Wingspan | 39.9 m β |
Length | 14.5 m β |
Maximum speed | 575 km/h β |
Operational range | 22,780 km β |
Service ceiling | 18,000 m |
Max. takeoff weight | 14,628 kg β |
Empty weight | 8,620 kg |