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Black Hornet 4 Nano-UAV

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Manufacturer:Teledyne FLIRIntroduced: 2023|Status: active|Origin: United States

DRONESPEC // BLACK-HORNET-4

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$0.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

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Categorydrone

Country🇺🇸United States

ContractorTeledyne FLIR

Statusactive

Generation5 Generation

Introduced2023

Service StatusActive

Data SourceTeledyne FLIR Defense / US Army Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS)

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

70/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

92/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length0.17 m

Width0.12 m

Height0.04 m

Weight0.07 kg

Max Speed36 km/h

Range3 km

Endurance0.5 hrs

Ceiling3,000 m

Fuel Capacity0.02 L

PowerplantMicro electric motor and rechargeable lithium polymer cell

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

PRIMARY WEAPON

Soldier-borne personal nano-reconnaissance and immediate tactical awareness

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

None

Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL

Direct Aiming Optics

Radar Warning (RWR)NONE

No Dedicated RWR

ECM SuiteNONE

Standard Decoys Only

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR85% WORKSHARE

RTX Corporation🇺🇸

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸

Solid Rocket Motor / Ramjet PropulsionVendor: Aerojet RocketdyneThrust/Power: High-Thrust Solid Booster

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸

Active Phased Array Guidance SeekerManufacturer: Raytheon TechnologiesArchitecture: RF / Radar Seeker

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸

High-Explosive Blast Fragmentation / Kinetic WarheadVendor: Lockheed MartinPayload: Guided Interceptor Warhead

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸

Dual-Mode Infrared / Millimeter-Wave SeekerVendor: Analog Devices

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 7nm High-Reliability Rad-Hard

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionnone

CountermeasuresSub-audible micro acoustic signature (<20 dB), Micro radar cross-section

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioEncrypted tactical micro-datalink with handheld Soldier Borne Sensor controller

Satellite UplinkNo

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Drone Capabilities & Autonomous Systems

UNMANNED

Autonomy Levelsemi-autonomous

Control Radius3 km

Payload Capacity0.02 kg

Loiter Endurance0.5 hrs

Swarm CapabilityNo

AI AssistedYes

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$35,000

Annual Operating Cost$800

Annual Maintenance Cost$400

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

4 Operator Nations~6,100 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United States	Domestic Operator	4.0Kunits
🇬🇧United Kingdom	Export Operator	800units
🇺🇦Ukraine	Export Operator	1.0Kunits
🇳🇴Norway	Export Operator	300units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

5/100

Mobility

78/100

Protection

20/100

Sensors

90/100

Reliability

90/100

Maintainability

95/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceTeledyne FLIR Defense / US Army Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS)

Last Verification Date2026-10-10