What are the dimensions of Black Hornet?
Body length: 0.255 m · Black Hornet 4 PRS · February 2025 datasheet · Manufacturer claim. Teledyne FLIR Defense
Wingspan: Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
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Tactical reconnaissance · Reusable · reconnaissance
Black Hornet
Also known as: Black Hornet 4, Black Hornet 3, PD-100
Black Hornet is a family of small reconnaissance helicopters built in Norway by FLIR Defense. This table describes Black Hornet 4. The original PD-100 and Black Hornet 3 have different weights and dimensions. The US Army identifies Black Hornet 4 as its current Soldier Borne Sensor aircraft.[1][2][3]
- Design origin
- Norway[1]
- Research edition
Diagram and size references
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
The numbers, with their sources
Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.
Body length | 0.255 m[1] |
|---|---|
Rotor diameter | 190 mm[1] |
Take-off mass | ≈ 0.1 kg[1] |
Reported speed | 36.0 km/h[1] |
Published flight range | Not publicly established |
Flight duration | > 30 min[1] |
Payload | Not publicly established |
Communication distance | 2 km[1] > 3 km[1] |
Engine / propulsion | Not publicly established |
Guidance / control link | Encrypted radio link with frequency hopping; GNSS and GNSS-denied navigation are manufacturer claims.[1] |
First flight / first reported use | Not publicly established |
Manufacturer | FLIR Defense in Norway.[2] |
Operators | US Army service: the Army calls Black Hornet 4 its current Soldier Borne Sensor UAS.[3] |
Service status | US Army service: the Army calls Black Hornet 4 its current Soldier Borne Sensor UAS.[3] |
Same-class research profiles · published range, km · open bounds remain open
Direct answers
Dimensions
Body length: 0.255 m · Black Hornet 4 PRS · February 2025 datasheet · Manufacturer claim. Teledyne FLIR Defense
Wingspan: Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Speed
Reported speed: 36.0 km/h · Black Hornet 4 PRS · maximum ground speed · 2025 · Manufacturer claim. Teledyne FLIR Defense
Weight
Take-off mass: ≈ 0.1 kg · Black Hornet 4 PRS · aircraft, not the whole system · 2025 · Approximate / analyst compilation. Teledyne FLIR Defense
Designer / manufacturer
Catalogue attribution: Teledyne FLIR Defense, Norway. defense.flir.com · defense.flir.com · cpeground.army.mil
Range
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Payload
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
Price / cost
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
First operational use
Not publicly established in the reviewed sources.
also known as Black Hornet 4, Black Hornet 3, PD-100
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
Frequently asked questions
How fast is Black Hornet?
Reported speed: 36.0 km/h · Black Hornet 4 PRS · maximum ground speed · 2025 · Manufacturer claim. Teledyne FLIR Defense
How much does Black Hornet weigh?
Take-off mass: ≈ 0.1 kg · Black Hornet 4 PRS · aircraft, not the whole system · 2025 · Approximate / analyst compilation. Teledyne FLIR Defense
Size in everyday terms
Along its body: shorter than one small car’s length (0.255 m body length).
One car length here is 3.821 m: MINI Cooper 3 door, March 2020 specification.
Catalog dimensions and sources: 1
One scale. Different machines.
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
Human height is an illustrative 1.8 m; bus length an illustrative 12 m. Car length uses the cited MINI specification. Vehicle heights and drone side contours are schematic. Top views preserve published length and span; an absent dimension is never guessed.
One car length here is 3.821 m: MINI Cooper 3 door, March 2020 specification.
In our archive
Not yet named as a model in this archive — sources usually say only “drone” or name the family.
Where this type appears
Counts follow model/family links in the archive. A general register link does not identify a model.
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Family & configurations
Black Hornet
No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.
Form, sound & identification limits
- The manufacturer gives a rotor diameter of 190 mm for Black Hornet 4. That is a rotor dimension, not a fixed-wing span. “190 mm”[1]
Shape or sound alone cannot identify a drone. Follow local public-safety alerts; do not approach wreckage.
No licensed, model-attested recording is available in our sound library.
What does it cost?
Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.
Unknown in reviewed sources
Countermeasures in public analysis
No type-specific, independently supported summary is included in this edition.
Source notebook
- Teledyne FLIR Defense · Black Hornet 4 PRS datasheet, revised 17 February 2025
17 Feb 2025 · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Manufacturer claim
- Teledyne FLIR Defense · Teledyne FLIR Defense Unveils New Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance System
10 Oct 2023 · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Manufacturer claim
- US Army · Soldier Borne Sensor: Black Hornet 4
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Official report; not an independent test
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
Cite this profile
DroneLedger. Black Hornet. Research edition 2026-11-08. https://droneincidents.com/drones/black-hornet/