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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

Black Hornet PD-100 (early generation)

Early Black Hornet personal reconnaissance system, kept separate from later heavier aircraft generations.

Country / region
Norway
Programme status
In service / use documented
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Prox Dynamics
Origin / production countries
Norway
Other names
PD-100 PRS
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
US Army — documented PD-100 training

Evidence & current status

Historical research and operator evidence support the early system. Current fleet strength and retirement are not established.

Role & capabilities

  • Reconnaissance

Specifications in context

Airframe
Nano helicopter

Early-generation 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
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Mass
Approximately 16 g

Army research description of aircraft, not full system.

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Endurance
Approximately 20 minutes

Dated early-generation description.

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Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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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
Three-camera imaging arrangement

Early hardware described by Army research.

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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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