Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar

The RQ-3 DarkStar (known as Tier III- or Tier three minus during development) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Its first flight was on March 29 1996. The Department of Defense terminated DarkStar in January 1999 after determining the UAV did not have enough payload and range to be militarily useful.

Made by BoeingLockheed Martin.

Height Alt
1.1 m
Engine(jet)
One Williams-Rolls FJ44-1A with 1
900 lbf thrust
Length Alt
4.6 m
Lists
* List of active United States military aircraft
Range Main
575 mi
Loaded Weight Main
8500.0
See Also
* Unmanned combat air vehicle
Cruise Speed Main
288 mph
Ceiling Main
45000.0
Span Main
69.0
Cruise Speed Alt
464.0
Height Main
106.67999999999999
Manufacturer
First Flight
1996-03-29
Loaded Weight Alt
3860.0
Empty Weight Alt
1980.0
Length Main
15.0
Range Alt
925.0
Similar Aircraft
*MQ-9 Reaper *RQ-170 Sentinel*Corax*Dassault Neuron*EADS Barracuda
Empty Weight Main
4360.0
Ceiling Alt
13
500 m
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