Black Hornet 4
Norwegian-built pocket-size reconnaissance helicopter with documented German military use and day/thermal imaging.
- Country / region
- Norway
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Teledyne FLIR Defense
- Origin / production countries
- Norway
- Other names
- Black Hornet 4 PRS
- Variants / configurations
- Black Hornet 4; Black Hornet 3 is a separate earlier baseline
- Operators / programme customers
- Germany — Bundeswehr
Evidence & current status
Aircraft mass excludes the complete personal reconnaissance system. Family-wide sales or operators are not automatically version-4 operators.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Miniature single-main-rotor helicopter
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Battery-electric
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 190 mm main rotor diameter
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Approximately 70 g aircraft mass
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Approximately 30 minutes
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Range
- 2 km in Bundeswehr profile
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Up to 36 km/h
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Colour camera and thermal camera
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Encrypted imagery/control connection
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
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