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Black Hornet 3

Nano reconnaissance helicopter with a distinct third-generation sensor and performance baseline.

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Primary domain: Air
System type: Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer: Teledyne FLIR / Prox Dynamics lineage
Origin / production countries: Norway
Other names: No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations: Black Hornet 3 / PRS; earlier PD-100 and Black Hornet 4 distinct
Operators / programme customers: Not identified in reviewed sources

Supplier information is attributed; performance and operational acceptance require configuration-specific evidence.

Airframe: Nano helicopter
Black Hornet 3 aircraft.
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Launch / recovery: Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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Propulsion: Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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Dimensions: 168 mm length; 123 mm rotor diameter
Manufacturer sheet.
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Mass: Less than 33 g
Air vehicle, not complete PRS.
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Endurance: Up to 25 minutes
Supplier maximum.
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Range: Up to 2 km communications reach
Link range, not total flight distance.
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Speed: Up to 6 m/s
Supplier ground-speed value.
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Altitude: Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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Payload: Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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Sensors: Daylight and thermal imaging
Third-generation payload.
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Communications / navigation: Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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