The UAS that invented the agile ISR category
With over 1.2 million flight hours, ScanEagle is the industry’s most trusted long-endurance UAS.
Proven Experience
99 percent mission readiness rate (services) and best-in-class reliability
Flexibility
Runway-independent design easily operates from land or at sea
Secure Communications
Delivers stable, encrypted air-to-ground comms up to 55nm
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Specifications
Size and Weight
- Max takeoff weight: 58 lb / 26.5 kg
- Max payload weight: 11 lb / 5 kg
- Payload power: up to 150 W
- Length: 5.6ft / 1.71m
- Wingspan: 10.2 ft / 3.1 m
Sensor and Data Options
- Turret: EO, EO950 (EO camera and EO telescope), MWIR, Dual Imager (EO and MWIR)
- Video Datalink: Analog, digital encrypted
- C2 Datalink: Encrypted, unencrypted
Performance
- Endurance: 18 hours
- Ceiling: 19,500 ft / 5,950 m
- Max horizontal speed: 80 knots / 41.2 m/s
- Engine: Heavy fuel (JP-5 or JP 8) or C-10 gasoline engine
Multiple Variants and Configurations Available
ScanEagle is currently available in Block E and Block F (ScanEagle 2) variants. Contact our team to learn more about what’s available with each.
Proven and Trusted
ScanEagle has been continuously deployed on land since 2004 and at sea since 2005, meeting the demanding mission requirements of international defense, government, and commercial customers.
Persistent ISR
ScanEagle provides persistent daytime and nighttime ISR in some of the world’s most extreme environments.
Payload Flexibility
Field-swappable payloads can be rapidly reconfigured to support a wide range of missions—electronic warfare, ISR, comms relay, overwatch and targeting.
Customizable
ScanEagle maximizes common architecture, reducing lifecycle and training costs. Our engineering and payload teams can custom-configure your aircraft to suit your mission
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