KB4

Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicles

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Basic Information

Name

KB4

Designation

KB4

Alternate Designation

KillerBee 4

Equipment Type

Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicles

Manufacturer

Northrop Grumman, Swift Engineering

Date of Introduction

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Description

The Bat KB4 is a 10-ft unmanned aerial system intended for a wide range of tactical roles from surveillance to attack missions. The system consist of ramp launch/catapult and carrier trailer, three UAS, a net recovery system, fuel tanks, diesel generator, and a ground control station (GCS) operated by a crew of two persons. All these elements are towed/deployed by HMMWV (Humvee) tactical vehicles. Both trailer and GCS can be deployed by a single MV-22 aircraft. The KB4 air vehicles are fitted with up to 50-lb of EO/IR modular mission payloads. In the Small Unmanned Combat Aerial System (SUCAS) role is equipped with a Mikor USA M32 grenade launcher with six XM1060 40mm thermobaric grenades or compact high power green laser illuminators and LRAD 500 medium range acoustic device.

Air & Air Defense Specifications

Max Speed 194.5 km/h

Range 1800.1 km

Service Ceiling 3048 m

Wingspan 3.05 m

Overview (Deagel)

Group Tactical Unmanned Air Vehicles

Status Active

Also Known As KillerBee 4

Origin United States of America

Contractors Northrop Grumman*, Swift Engineering

Total Production ?

Specifications (Deagel)

Crew 0

Propeller Blades 2

System Crew 2

Dimensions — Length 6.3 foot

Dimensions — Wingspan 10 foot

Mass — Fuel Load 50 pound

Mass — Max Takeoff Weight 164 pound

Mass — Payload 50 pound

Noise — Noise 60 dBA

Performance — Ceiling 10,000 foot

Performance — Max Range 972 nautical mile

Power — Max Power at TakeOff 15 hp

Power — Power Consumption 300 watt

Speed — Loiter Speed 55 knot

Speed — Stall Speed 45 knot

Speed — Top Speed at High Altitude 105 knot

Time — Flight Endurance 15 hour

Volume — Payload Capacity 3.4 cu ft

Variants

Variant 1 STUAS

Variant 2 KB4

Variant 3 Bat 12

Details

Country of Origin United States

Sources

deagel.com: https://www.deagel.com/x/x/a002377

Classification

Domain

Air & Air Defense

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

1.92 m

Width

3.05 m

Height

—

Weight

74.39 kg

Operators (1)

United States

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