Black Widow
A US small reconnaissance multirotor with US Army programme involvement and Japanese procurement announced in April 2026.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Teal Drones / Red Cat
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Black Widow baseline; Later software / sensor configurations
- Operators / programme customers
- US Army programme; Japan Ground Self-Defense Force — order; Australian Army — supplier-reported order
Evidence & current status
The sources below establish the stated programme milestone or supplier claim. They do not independently verify every configuration, delivery total or advertised performance figure.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Small reconnaissance multirotor
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Vertical take-off and landing
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 1.93 kg investor-deck aircraft weight
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 45+ min in cited deck; later configurations may differ
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Range
- 8 km in cited deck
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 13 m/s
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
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
- Stabilised EO/IR Hadron 640R+ configuration
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Configuration-dependent GNSS and radio options
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
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