The General Atomics Sparrowhawk is a small unmanned parasite aircraft under development by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the United States Air Force. It grew out of the company bid for the DARPA Gremlins program, which sought small drones that a mothership could launch and recover in mid air. Sparrowhawk is a V-tailed low-wing monoplane whose wing rotates ninety degrees between stowed and flight positions, and it is recovered by catching a tether lowered from a pylon. A hybrid-electric system burns JP-8 fuel to drive two electric ducted fans, and a swappable bay carries up to 60 pounds for imaging, radar, signals intelligence or jamming. Captive carriage tests on an MQ-9 Reaper began in 2020.
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is an unmanned parasite aircraft currently being developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)
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intended to offer the United States Air Force a Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS)
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is an unmanned parasite aircraft currently being developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)
Development, year
The first aerial tests regarding the Sparrowhawk were conducted on September 16 and 17, 2020
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is an unmanned parasite aircraft currently being developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)
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It is powered by a hybrid-electric system, using JP-8 fuel to power two electric ducted fans
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It is powered by a hybrid-electric system, using JP-8 fuel to power two electric ducted fans
Specifications, maximum weight
Gross weight: 500 lb (227 kg)
Specifications, top speed
Maximum speed: 170 mph (280 km/h, 150 kn)
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is an unmanned parasite aircraft currently being developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)
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intended to offer the United States Air Force a Small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS)
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is an unmanned parasite aircraft currently being developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI)
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