ScanEagle
A compact fixed-wing reconnaissance family with land and maritime applications, conventional recovery equipment and an optional FLARES VTOL support system.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Insitu / Boeing
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Multiple ScanEagle blocks; FLARES-supported configuration
- Operators / programme customers
- US Navy / Marine Corps — contracted ISR services
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
- Fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Rail launch / Skyhook recovery; optional FLARES VTOL support
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Heavy-fuel or gasoline engine
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 3.1 m span; 1.71 m length
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 28 kg maximum take-off mass
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 18 h table; 18+ h narrative
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 80 kt maximum horizontal speed
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 5,950 m ceiling
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 8 kg maximum
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- EO/IR, radar and other modular mission payloads
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Radio datalinks; optional PLEO satellite control
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
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