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2.1.5 RQ-7A/B Shadow 200
User Service: Army Manufacturer: AAI Inventory: 100 + Delivered/332 Planned
Background: The Army selected the RQ-7 Shadow 200 (formerly tactical UA (TUA)) in December 1999 to meet the Brigade-level UA requirement for support to ground maneuver commanders. Catapulted from a rail, it is recovered with the aid of arresting gear. Its gimbaled EO/IR sensor relays video in real time via a C-band LOS data link. The first upgraded ‘B’ model was delivered in August 2004. The RQ-7B can now accommodate the high bandwidth tactical common data link (TCDL) and features a 16 inch longer wingspan, 7 hours endurance (greater fuel capacity), and an improved flight computer. Approval for FRP and IOC occurred in September 2002. Current funding allows the Army to procure 63 systems of four aircraft each for the active duty forces and reserve forces. The Army’s acquisition objective, with the inclusion of the Army Reserve component, is 88 total systems. Shadow systems have been deployed to Iraq in support of GWOT and to South Korea.
Characteristics:
RQ-7A RQ-7B RQ-7A RQ-7B
Length 11.2 ft 11.2 ft Wing Span 12.8 ft 14 ft
Gross Weight 327 lb 375 lb Payload 60 lb 60 lb
Capacity
Fuel Capacity 51 lb 73 lb Fuel Type MOGAS MOGAS
Engine Make UEL AR-741 UEL AR-741 Power 38 hp 38 hp
Data Link(s) LOS C2 LOS C2 Frequency S-band S-band
UHF UHF
LOS Video LOS Video C-band C-band
Performance:
Endurance 5 hr 7 hr Max/Loiter 110/70 kt 105/60 kt
Speeds
Ceiling 14,000 ft 15,000 ft Radius 68 nm 68 nm
Takeoff Means Catapult Catapult Landing Means Arresting Wire Arresting Wire
Sensor EO/IR EO/IR Sensor Make Tamam POP 200 Tamam POP 300
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2.1.6 RQ-8A/B Fire Scout
User Service: Army and Navy Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman
Background: The Fire Scout Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Tactical UAV (VTUAV) program is currently in EMD. Five RQ-8A air vehicles and four ground control stations are now in developmental testing. Over 100 successful test flights have been accomplished demonstrating autonomous flight, TCDL operations, Multi-Mission Payload performance, and ground control station operations. The Army selected the four-bladed RQ-8B model as its category IV UA for its future combat system (FCS) in 2003. Planned delivery for the first two prototypes is in 2006. The Navy has selected the RQ-8B to support the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class of surface vessels. http://uav.navair.navy.mil/. 中国航空网 www.aero.cn 航空翻译 www.aviation.cn 本文链接地址：无人机系统路线图 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Roadmap(21)
