A large, long-endurance military drone used for both surveillance and armed strike missions — one of the most widely deployed combat drones in US and allied service.
Key Specs
- 27-hour endurance (34 hours on the Extended Range variant)
- Operational range over 1,850 km, ceiling up to 50,000 ft
- 3,850 lb total payload capacity (3,000 lb external stores)
- Cruise speed 240 KTAS
- MQ-9B "SkyGuardian" variant: 79 ft wingspan, up to 40-hour endurance