FIREPOWER
85
MOBILITY
70
PROTECTION
25
SENSORS
92
COMBAT VALUE
89
UNIT COST
$32.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITYTypedrone
Categorydrone
Country🇺🇸United States
ContractorGeneral Atomics
Statusactive
Generation4 Generation
Introduced2007
Service StatusActive
Data SourceUS Air Force Fact Sheet / General Atomics
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDITEW SUITE
85/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
40/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEETLength11 m
Width20 m
Height3.8 m
Weight4,760 kg
Max Speed482 km/h
Range1,850 km
Endurance27 hrs
Ceiling15,000 m
Fuel Capacity1,819 L
PowerplantHoneywell TPE331-10 turboprop (900 shp)
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
8 RDS AMMOPRIMARY WEAPON
SECONDARY WEAPONS
GUIDED MISSILES
BOMBS & GUIDED MUNITIONS
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORSRadarEQUIPPED
AN/APY-8 Lynx II Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI)(80 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
AN/ALR-89 radar warning receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteN/A
N/A (Non-Naval)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDITPRIME CONTRACTOR85% WORKSHARE
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸
Honeywell TPE331-10GD TurbopropVendor: Honeywell AerospaceThrust/Power: 900 shp (670 kW)
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸
Lynx Multi-mode Radar & SeaVue AESAManufacturer: General Atomics / RaytheonArchitecture: SAR / GMTI Radar
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸
AGM-114 Hellfire / GBU-12 Paveway IIVendor: Lockheed MartinPayload: Laser-Guided Precision
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸
AN/DAS-1 Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS-B)Vendor: Raytheon Technologies
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇺🇸
Analog DevicesNode: High-Reliability Aerospace Electronics
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITYArmor Compositionnone
CountermeasuresAN/ALR-89 radar warning receiver, AN/ALE-50 towed decoy, Self-protection pod
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISRTactical RadioKu-band / C-band satellite communications and ARC-210 VHF/UHF
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Drone Capabilities & Autonomous Systems
UNMANNEDAutonomy Levelsemi-autonomous
Control Radius1,850 km
Payload Capacity1,700 kg
Loiter Endurance27 hrs
Swarm CapabilityNo
AI AssistedYes
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDITUnit Purchase Cost$32,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$3,500,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$1,500,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
4 Operator Nations~328 Active Units
| Operator Nation | Deployment Status | Estimated Fleet Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | Domestic Operator | 300units |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Export Operator | 10units |
| 🇮🇹Italy | Export Operator | 6units |
| 🇫🇷France | Export Operator | 12units |
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
85/100
Mobility
70/100
Protection
25/100
Sensors
92/100
Reliability
88/100
Maintainability
85/100
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DOMAIN PEERSAdditional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOGIntelligence SourceUS Air Force Fact Sheet / General Atomics
Last Verification Date2026-10-07