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Compare the evidence.

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.

Source
Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Mass
Approximately 16 g

Army research description of aircraft, not full system.

Source
Endurance
Approximately 20 minutes

Dated early-generation description.

Source
Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Sensors
Three-camera imaging arrangement

Early hardware described by Army research.

Source
Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source