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Bat

Bat

mini-UAVs
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Basic Information
Name
Bat
Designation
Bat
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
mini-UAVs
Manufacturer
Northrop Grumman
Date of Introduction
Description

The Northrop Grumman Bat is a family of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAV) having wingspans from 6.5 to 33.2 feet and suitable for irregular warfare environment. Swift Engineering originally developed this TUAV family as the KillerBee offering real-time ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance), communications relay and strike capabilities. On April 27, 2009, Northrop Grumman re-named the product line to Bat with its Aerospace Systems sector and Swift Engineering continuing design refinement, product line development, flight test support and manufacturing. The Bat/KillerBee Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) features a blended-wing aircraft body design with rear two-blade propeller developing 12-15 hp. It also has common systems for land or sea launch, recovery and ground control. The unique design of Bat based upon Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) enables growth for future payloads and additional mission capabilities. Bat is ideal for force protection in an expeditionary environment, and represents a major upgrade to today's embedded airborne surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition capability.

Air & Air Defense Specifications
Max Speed 194.5 km/h
Overview (Deagel)
Group mini-UAVs
Status Active
Also Known As KillerBee Tier II, Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial System
Origin United States of America
Contractors Northrop Grumman*, Raytheon, Swift Engineering
Total Production ?
Specifications (Deagel)
Crew 0
Propeller Blades 2
System Crew 2
Dimensions — Wingspan 6.5 foot
Mass — Payload 30 pound
Power — Max Power at TakeOff 12 hp
Speed — Top Speed at High Altitude 105 knot
Time — Flight Endurance 10 hour
Variants
Variant 1 STUAS
Variant 2 KB4
Variant 3 Bat 12
Details
Country of Origin United States
Category UAVs
Air > UAVs
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
Width
1.98 m
Height
Weight
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