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data-links, software that allows interoperability between other UAS platforms, integration of a common control station and control terminal for all Army UAS platforms, an electronic fuel-injection engine, and increased endurance to nine hours through a lengthened wingspan of 20 ft (6.1 m), with weight increased to 204 kg (450 lb). Shadow systems are being upgraded at a rate of 2-3 per month, with all Army
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organically assigned; the attack battalions will also be aligned with an MQ-1C Gray Eagle company assigned to each division. Moving
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heavy fuel engine, and began flight testing in August 2012. The Shadow M2 has a conformal blended body that reduces drag, wingspan increased to 25 ft (7.6 m), and is 120 lb (54 kg) heavier. It can fly for 16 hours at altitudes up to 18,000–20,000 ft (5,500–6,100 m). Its
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UAVs. Using unmanned assets to scout ahead would put the pilots of manned aircraft out of reach of potential harm. Reformed combat aviation brigades (CAB) would consist of a battalion of 24 Apaches for attack missions and an armed reconnaissance squadron of another 24 Apaches teamed with three Shadow
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By July 2007, the Shadow platform accumulated 200,000 flight hours, doubling its previous record of 100,000 hours in 13 months. The system then surpassed 300,000 flight hours in April 2008, and by May 2010, the Shadow system had accumulated over 500,000 flight hours. As of 2011, the Shadow had logged
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Vehicle and trailer contain extra equipment to launch and recover the aircraft, such as the Tactical Automatic Landing System. Maintenance equipment for the aircraft is stored in the Maintenance Section Multifunctional (MSM) vehicle and trailer as well as the M1165 MSM Support Vehicle
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Other improvements in the program will include an electronic fuel injection engine and fuel system to replace the AR741-1101's carburetted engine. The most visible improvement to the system will be a wider wing of 20 feet (6.1 m) in span which is designed to increase fuel capacity and allow for
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in August 2022. The procurement will inform requirements for a second program increment, which will rely on a separate competitive acquisition. Although the Army already planned to replace the Shadow in brigade combat teams, it was initially planned to continue to be used by combat aviation brigades
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AAI has also built a scaled-up
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Other incremental improvements to the system include replacing the AR741-1100 engine with the AR741-1101 which increases reliability through the use of dual spark plugs as well as limiting the fuel to 100LL. Also, the older POP200 payload was replaced with the newer POP300 system. In
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variant in the summer of 2004. The RQ-7B features new wings increased in length to 14 ft (4.3 m). The new wings are not only more aerodynamically efficient, they are "wet" to increase fuel storage up to 44 liters for an endurance of up to 6 hours. The payload capability has been increased
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A trailer, towed by the M1165 GCS support vehicle, carries the GDT and houses a 10 kW Tactical Quiet
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with the Shadow 200, a similar, more refined UAS. In late 1999, the army selected the Shadow 200 to fill the tactical UAS requirement, redesignating it the RQ-7. Army requirements specified a UAS that used an aviation gasoline engine, could carry an electro-optic/infrared imaging sensor turret, and
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By May 2015, the Marine Corps had run out of funding for weaponizing the RQ-7, and the Army had shown little interest in continuing the effort. The Army's stance is that the Shadow's primary capability is persistent surveillance, while there are many other ways to drop bombs on targets and adding
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Two Humvee-mounted Ground
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Note: When outfitted with IE (Increased
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The Shadow did not see service in the Afghanistan campaign of 2001–2002, but it did fly operational missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The operating conditions in Iraq proved hard on the UAVs, with heat and sand leading to engine failures, resulting in a high-priority effort to find
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In March 2019, the U.S. Army selected Martin UAV and AAI Corporation to "provide unmanned aircraft systems for platoons to try out as candidates to replace the Shadow tactical UAS." The Army seeks better acoustics and runway independence as compared to the old Shadow, as well as lower equipment
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As of August 2011, the Marine Corps has received official clearance to experiment with armed RQ-7s, and requires AAI to select a precision munition ready for deployment. AAI was awarded $ 10 million for this in December 2011, and claims a weapon has already been fielded by the Shadow. In 2014,
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packages. It also has the ability to be controlled beyond line-of-sight through a SATCOM link. Although the M2 uses the same internal components as the RQ-7B Shadow 200 and is compatible with existing support equipment and ground infrastructure, its greater weight necessitates changes to the
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systems were delivered to the US Army in 2002 with the first full-scale production systems being delivered in September 2003. The RQ-7A was 11 ft 2 in (3.40 m) long and had a wingspan of 12 ft 9 in (3.89 m) with a 327 lb (148 kg) max takeoff weight. The
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were activated as Shadow and ScanEagle elements. VMU-3 was activated on 12 September 2008 and VMU-4 conducted its inaugural flight on 28 September 2010 in Yuma, Arizona. In October 2007, VMU-1 became the first Marine Corps squadron to see combat in Iraq. VMU-2 deployed a Shadow detachment to
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for ground transport of all ground and air equipment. A Shadow 200 system consists of four aircraft, three of which are transported in the Air Vehicle Transporter (AVT). The fourth is transported in a specially designed storage container to be used as a spare. The AVT also tows the launcher.
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in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The C-130 made an emergency landing with damage to two engines and one wing, while the RQ-7 was destroyed completely. The collision caused the cargo aircraft to be grounded for several months while being fixed, while the RQ-7 wreckage was never recovered.
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TUAS as a production-ready model of the developmental Shadow M2, the change in name due to significant improvements and enhancements to the system such as greater flexibility and combat capability, SATCOM features, and enhanced command-and-control. The aircraft has a range of 1,100 km
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testing conducted at Dugway Proving Ground was a success. This led to an estimated fielding date of May 2010 for TCDL. In March 2015, the first Shadow unit was equipped with the upgraded RQ-7BV2 Shadow version. New capabilities for the BV2 include the TCDL, encryption of video and control
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On 17 July 2019, a Wisconsin National Guard RQ-7 lost its link to its operator at Volk Field during a training exercise. The drone went down into trees south of Interstate 90/94 between Oakdale and Camp Douglas. No injuries or damage were reported. The drone suffered "significant" damage.
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On 19 April 2010 the Army issued a "solicitation for sources sought" from defense contractors for a munition for the Shadow system with a deadline for proposals due no later than 10 May 2010. Although no specific munition has been chosen yet, some possible munitions include the
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The Navy provided personnel for four Shadow platoons in support of army brigades deployed in Iraq. The first two platoons returned from 6-month tours in Iraq in January and February 2008. The Navy personnel went through the Army's training program at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
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has tested the Shadow Hawk glide weapon from an RQ-7. On 1 November 2012, General Dynamics successfully demonstrated their guided 81 mm Air Dropped Mortar, with three launches at 7,000 ft (2,100 m) hitting within seven meters of the target grid.
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exercises before retiring it. Since first deploying with Marines to Iraq in October 2007, the aircraft eventually equipped four tactical UAS squadrons, flying some 39,000 hours during 11 operational deployments. The Shadow was replaced by the
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existing launcher. The Shadow M2 uses 80-85 percent of the components of the Shadow V2, while allowing for an additional 100 lb (45 kg) of capability with total airframe weight increased to 720 lb (330 kg).
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had a maximum range of 31 miles (50 kilometers) with four-hour, on-station endurance. The Shadow 200 offered at least twice that range. The specifications also dictated that UAS would be able to land in an athletic field.
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On 6 August 2012, AAI announced that the Shadow had achieved 750,000 flight hours during more than 173,000 missions. More than 900,000 flight hours had been logged by Shadow UAVs by the end of June 2014.
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platoons totaling 12 RQ-7s overall; it would also include a Gray Eagle company. The manned-unmanned teaming of Apaches and Unmanned Aircraft (UA) can meet 80 percent of aerial scout requirements.
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and special forces units into the mid-2030s, but the Army revealed in February 2024 that it had decided to replace the entire Shadow fleet as part of an overhaul of its aviation assets.
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fixes with changes in system technology and operating procedures. Shadow UAS have since flown more than 600,000 combat hours in support of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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A fielded Shadow 200 system requires 22 soldiers to operate it. Army modelling indicates that crew workload is highest at takeoff, and second-highest at landing.
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A test version called STTB flew in summer 2011. AAI is developing a bigger version called M2 with a blended wing to include a 3-cylinder 60 hp (45 kW)
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81 mm 4.5 kg (10-pound) air-dropped guided mortar, as well as the QuickMEDS system for delivering medical supplies to remote and stranded troops.
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militant attacks, along with Apache attack helicopters which could use them through manned and unmanned teaming to share information and designate targets.
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aircraft's endurance ranged between 4 and 5.5 hours depending on mission. The "A" model aircraft also had the AR741-1100 engine which could use either 87
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in 1998, and by 2007, nine drones were in service. The drones were used during the Romanian deployment to Iraq starting from 2003. These drones flew on
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crashed near an elementary school in Pennsylvania and was then hit by a civilian vehicle destroying the drone. No injuries were reported.
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A Shadow Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Improved Performance Research Integration Tool (IMPRINT) Model Supporting Future Combat Systems
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receives video imagery from the payload, as well as telemetry from the aircraft, and sends this information to the GCS.
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designed and manufactured by UAV Engines Ltd in the United Kingdom. Onboard electrical systems are powered by a
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crashed in the Waianae mountains near the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii.
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endurance and service ceiling are comparable to Group 4 UASs like the
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US Army heads into future tactical unmanned aircraft rodeo next month
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AAI Gets $ 66M Contracts for Weapons and Laser Designators on Shadow
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versions of the GCS and GDT designed as a backup to the two GCSs.
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Textron pushing Shadow M2 airframe as it signs final V2 contracts
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aviation fuel. The "A" model also featured IAI's POP200 payload.
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Textron Fury Missile Successfully Fired from Tactical UAS
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Missed Targets Prompted US Marine Corps to Arm Shadows
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cargo plane collided with a RQ-7 while on approach to
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helicopters from 2015 to 2019 and replacing them with
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Textron Systems introduces Nightwarden Tactical UAS
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1105:by Greg Goebel, which exists in the Public Domain.
928:On 10 July 2019, a U.S. Army RQ-7 operated by the
2469:, 24 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
2391:AUVSI: Marine Corps experiments with armed Shadow
2128:AAI Is Upgrading Half of U.S. Army’s Shadow Fleet
1545:
1434:"AAI Shadow 200 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle"
350:
4042:
2786:
1502:PEO Aviation Public Affairs (17 December 2014).
4061:Unmanned military aircraft of the United States
1769:
1463:Joakim Kasper Oestergaard (30 September 2013).
484:. Three drones crashed during this deployment.
192:(EO/IR) camera relays video in real time via a
3143:"National Guard drone crashes near Volk Field"
2999:"NATO Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Operational"
2768:
2517:AAI flys heavily modified Shadow M2 STTB UAV’s
2109:Upgrades to the UAV Shadow in evaluation stage
1670:"USMC prepares to stand up third UAV squadron"
1083:List of active United States military aircraft
939:
3366:
3258:
2824:, 13 February 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
2801:, 24 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
2783:, 24 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
2747:, 26 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
2423:, 12 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
2099:, 4 February 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
1284:. Israeli Aircraft Industries. Archived from
1221:"AR741 – 38 BHP Engine for surveillance uavs"
2765:, 1 August 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
2668:Shadow 600 – Specifications & Data Sheet
2526:, 6 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
2507:, 2 August 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
2445:, 5 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
2263:Gary's U.S. Infantry Weapons Reference Guide
1557:"U.S. Marines' Shadow UAV Sees First Combat"
1392:
1339:, February 2006. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
478:General Directorate for Defense Intelligence
2758:AAI Flies Precursor To Advanced Shadow UAVs
2685:
2683:
2658:- Nationaldefensemagazine.org, 19 June 2017
2537:"AAI Textron begins Shadow M2 flight tests"
2002:"Irak si Afganistan, democratie cu somatie"
1963:"Romania va trimite trupe speciale in Irak"
660:(SAR), wide-area surveillance, navigation,
51:Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (optionally)
3373:
3359:
3265:
3251:
2887:"Italy Upgrades its Army with Shadow UAVs"
2549:, 9 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
2017:
2015:
1999:
1717:"Scout mission compromised by funding cut"
1661:
1614:. 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. Archived from
1428:
1426:
904:
415:attack helicopters teamed with Shadow and
364:by US Army and Army National Guard units.
2750:
1779:Marines Bring Shadow Operations to an End
1645:. 3D Marine Aircraft Wing. Archived from
1585:. 3D Marine Aircraft Wing. Archived from
1015:130 mph (200 km/h, 110 kn)
2776:AAI Unveils Shadow Knight UAV For MRMUAS
2705:
2680:
2601:
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2557:
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2185:Army Seeking Improved Drone Capabilities
2156:– Defensemedianetwork.com, 26 March 2015
2057:
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1604:
1523:"Hawaii Guard gets flock of Shadow UAVs"
1194:
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250:
3170:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
3023:
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2584:AAI Unveils Larger, More Capable Shadow
2579:
2577:
2012:
1456:
1423:
1027:68 mi (109.5 km, 59 nmi)
1021:81 mph (130 km/h, 70 kn)
710:, intends to modify two Shadows with a
694:in several nations, including Romania.
561:A joint Army-Marine program is testing
463:
4043:
2401:
2265:, 10 May 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
2246:
2147:Army Achieves Dual Aviation Milestones
2049:– Armyrecognition.com, 4 February 2016
1801:
1112:
345:
4030:Drones designated in missile sequence
3354:
3246:
3161:
2937:"AAI RQ-7B Shadow 200, U.S. Army UAV"
2876:, 4 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
2596:
2552:
2479:Army outlines plans to re-engine RQ-7
2426:
2361:, 1 May 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
2330:from the original on 21 December 2010
2298:"Arming RQ-7 UAVs: The Shadow Knows…"
2052:
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1183:
672:In June 2017, Textron introduced the
208:2nd Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment
3272:
3167:
2912:"Sweden to acquire AAI's Shadow 200"
2574:
1520:
1308:"Sierra Nevada Corporation Web Site"
1260:
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909:On 15 August 2011, a U.S. Air Force
726:
632:precision weapon from a Shadow 200.
482:Multinational Division Central-South
443:, which was first deployed in 2014.
3039:– Strategypage.com, 30 October 2012
2947:from the original on 5 January 2021
2571:– Flightglobal.com, 17 October 2011
1533:from the original on 2 January 2015
1318:
869:
13:
3180:from the original on 26 March 2019
3052:. 12 November 2012. Archived from
3004:. 19 December 2008. Archived from
2893:from the original on 7 August 2010
2677:9 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
2639:- Airrecognition.com, 22 June 2017
2608:– Defensenews.com, 15 January 2014
2300:. 26 February 2017. Archived from
2253:"81mm Mortar Ammunition And Fuzes"
1554:
1398:
1271:
1210:
961:14 ft 0 in (3.87 m)
955:11 ft 2 in (3.41 m)
656:It has a greater payload to carry
14:
4097:
3196:
3123:from the original on 11 July 2019
3097:from the original on 5 April 2014
2979:from the original on 19 June 2021
2873:Department of Defence (Australia)
2285:Unmanned Vehicles Magazine Online
2072:Unmanned Vehicles Magazine Online
1680:from the original on 17 July 2012
1668:Jennings, Gareth (31 July 2008).
1559:. Defensenews.com. Archived from
1367:
1239:
1223:. UAV Engines Ltd. Archived from
3227:Iran Protests U.S. Aerial Drones
2620:- Defensenews.com, 29 April 2016
2593:– Ainonline.com, 24 October 2011
1444:from the original on 11 May 2012
1407:. US Army TRADOC. Archived from
1180:- Ainonline.com, 2 November 2016
967:3 ft 4 in (1.0 m)
883:
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29:
16:American unmanned aerial vehicle
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2794:Introducing AAI's Shadow Knight
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2606:Army's Shadow UAS gets upgrades
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2380:– SuasNews.com, 1 November 2012
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2118:– SuasNews.com, 3 November 2012
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2085:Shadow punches above its weight
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4071:Single-engined pusher aircraft
2488:– Flightglobal.com, 5 May 2015
2175:- Flightglobal.com, 4 May 2016
1358:- News.USNI.org, 1 August 2016
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1164:
1134:
1059:Unmanned combat aerial vehicle
915:Forward Operating Base Sharana
697:
639:
526:The RQ-7B leaves its launcher.
451:and Arcturus-UAV (later under
351:Service with the United States
225:
84:
1:
4021:Amphibious aircraft sequences
2137:– Ainonline.com, 20 July 2012
2029:(in Romanian). 11 March 2014.
2023:"Shadow 600 in Armata Romana"
2000:Radu Tudor (1 October 2005).
1802:Judson, Jen (28 March 2019).
1521:Cole, William (25 May 2011).
1490:Shadow achieves 750,000 hours
1088:
716:vertical take-off and landing
680:
535:to 45 kilograms (99 pounds).
4086:Aircraft first flown in 1991
4015:Not to be confused with the
3212:RQ-7 Shadow 200 Tactical UAV
1989:(in Romanian). 13 July 2007.
1492:– AAICorp.com, 6 August 2012
1033:6 h/ 9 h Increased Endurance
721:
328:and its associated trailer.
7:
2215:Aviation International News
1971:(in Romanian). 3 July 2003.
1790:Aviation International News
1119:"Pakistan gets U.S. drones"
1047:
940:Specifications (200 Family)
590:Joint Tactical Radio System
503:low-rate initial-production
487:
299:Israeli Aircraft Industries
10:
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4026:Assigned to multiple types
3600:Aerial target (full-scale)
1129:United Press International
876:United States Marine Corps
377:United States Marine Corps
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3395:designations 1962–present
3335:List of Beechcraft models
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2152:23 September 2015 at the
2045:19 September 2018 at the
1467:. Aeroweb. Archived from
990:375 lb (170 kg)
702:AAI, in conjunction with
314:Sierra Nevada Corporation
246:
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4081:Airborne military robots
4051:AAI Corporation aircraft
3775:Tri-service designations
3494:Aerial target (subscale)
3391:designations 1924–1962,
3080:, 17 August 2011, p. 11.
3050:"More RQ-7s for US Army"
2834:Army buys 18 Shadow UAVs
2812:"MRMUAS to be cancelled"
2740:Carter flies VTOL hybrid
2438:10 February 2012 at the
2209:13 February 2021 at the
1722:19 February 2014 at the
1354:13 November 2016 at the
1337:Army Research Laboratory
1176:13 November 2016 at the
1100:Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
984:186 lb (77 kg)
658:synthetic aperture radar
476:missions as part of the
303:forward-looking infrared
166:battle damage assessment
3463:Target control aircraft
3174:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
3077:The Wall Street Journal
3035:1 November 2012 at the
2817:3 February 2014 at the
2522:12 October 2011 at the
2503:14 October 2011 at the
2414:16 January 2012 at the
2376:5 November 2012 at the
2190:24 October 2015 at the
2114:8 November 2012 at the
2090:14 October 2011 at the
1910:21 October 2022 at the
1465:"About the RQ-7 Shadow"
1324:Hunn & Heuckeroth.
1204:14 January 2010 at the
1124:29 January 2010 at the
946:General characteristics
905:Incidents and accidents
617:Small Tactical Munition
565:jamming on a Shadow at
510:automotive gasoline or
294:, 2 kW generator.
138:unmanned aerial vehicle
2542:3 October 2013 at the
1887:26 August 2022 at the
1759:5 October 2014 at the
930:25th Infantry Division
690:
527:
256:
201:ground control station
172:similar to jets on an
35:A Shadow UAS in flight
3340:List of Cessna models
2673:18 April 2012 at the
2562:AAI unveils Shadow M2
2461:28 September 2014 at
2354:22 March 2014 at the
1784:5 August 2018 at the
794:Kosovo Security Force
688:
628:Textron launched the
525:
457:AeroVironment Jump 20
449:L3Harris Technologies
307:tricycle landing gear
270:with a twin-tailboom
254:
232:Alliant RQ-6 Outrider
71:Active, in production
3030:UAV Growth Continues
2923:Flight International
2863:30 June 2015 at the
2654:23 June 2017 at the
2635:26 June 2017 at the
2420:Flight International
2395:Flight International
2280:17 July 2011 at the
2258:11 June 2012 at the
2067:17 July 2011 at the
1440:. Military Factory.
1331:8 April 2013 at the
662:signals intelligence
464:Service with Romania
268:pusher configuration
3236:The Washington Post
3056:on 12 November 2012
3011:on 19 December 2008
2917:28 May 2010 at the
2845:Australian Aviation
2589:2 July 2015 at the
2567:2 July 2015 at the
2454:Kesselman, Scott. "
2304:on 26 February 2017
2133:6 July 2015 at the
1065:Related development
923:Fort Indiantown Gap
346:Operational history
41:General information
4076:High-wing aircraft
4066:Twin-boom aircraft
3412:Controllable bombs
3401:USAAF designations
3217:Shadow TUAV update
2484:9 May 2015 at the
2407:Trimble, Stephen.
2389:Trimble, Stephen.
2171:6 May 2016 at the
1952:. 8 February 2024.
1936:. 8 February 2024.
1918:. 11 October 2022.
1836:. 29 January 2021.
1314:on 29 August 2010.
1131:, 26 January 2010.
898:Romanian Air Force
863:United States Army
691:
666:electronic warfare
528:
470:Romanian Air Force
257:
238:followed up their
142:United States Army
140:(UAV) used by the
80:United States Army
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3239:, 8 November 2005
3229:(RQ-7 crashes in
3168:Lednicer, David.
2792:Warwick, Graham.
2774:Warwick, Graham.
2756:Warwick, Graham.
2738:Warwick, Graham.
2194:– 13 October 2015
2083:Warwick, Graham.
1895:. 19 August 2022.
1872:. 18 August 2022.
1854:. 16 August 2021.
1729:, 1 February 2014
1438:Military Aircraft
1142:"RQ-7 Shadow UAV"
840:Turkish Air Force
727:Current operators
199:data link to the
154:Turkish Air Force
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105:Introduction date
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