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PTDI Black Eagle

Indonesia's MALE development, documented with programme specifications but without verified current military acceptance.

Country / region
Indonesia
Programme status
Development / trials
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Development / trialsDevelopment / trials
Primary domain
Air
System type
Multirole aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
PT Dirgantara Indonesia / Indonesian development consortium
Origin / production countries
Indonesia
Other names
Elang Hitam
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Portfolio presence and development specifications do not establish service acceptance or completion of earlier forecasts.

Role & capabilities

  • Long-endurance surveillance design
  • Electro-optical observation
  • Search-and-rescue application

Specifications in context

Airframe
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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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
16 m wingspan; 8.6 m length; 2.6 m height

Published programme baseline.

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Mass
1,300 kg maximum take-off weight

Development baseline.

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Endurance
24 hours

Advertised programme value, not verified flight endurance.

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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
Up to 300 kg

Published baseline; load and conditions affect performance.

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Communications / navigation
Up to 250 km data link

Communications claim, not mission radius.

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