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Research edition · 08 Nov 2026

RQ-11 Raven

Raven is an AeroVironment hand-launched reconnaissance aircraft. USAF’s dated RQ-11B sheet lists weight with a gimbaled payload. The Czech ministry’s lighter configuration is recorded separately. The aircraft can follow a preplanned route or be controlled manually.[1][2]

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Sourced dimensions are listed; no scaled drawing is provided for this configuration.

Schematic top view of the general configuration. Not to scale and not an exact depiction of the model.

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

0.914 m[1]RQ-11B · USAF March 2017; with gimbaled payload · 2017
Official report; not an independent test

Wingspan

1.37 m[1]RQ-11B · USAF March 2017; with gimbaled payload · 2017
Official report; not an independent test

Take-off mass

2.18 kg[1]RQ-11B · USAF March 2017; with gimbaled payload · 2017
Official report; not an independent test
1.9 kg[2]RQ-11B · Czech MoD configuration · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Official report; not an independent test

Reported speed

41.8 km/h[1]RQ-11B · USAF March 2017; with gimbaled payload · 2017
Official report; not an independent test

Published flight range

Not publicly established

Flight duration

60–90 min[1]RQ-11B · USAF March 2017 · 2017
Official report; not an independent test

Payload

Not publicly established

Engine / propulsion

Direct-drive electric motor, according to USAF.[1]RQ-11B · USAF March 2017

Guidance / control link

Manual control or an autonomous preplanned route. USAF lists a 10 km range without defining the metric.[1]RQ-11B · USAF March 2017

First flight / first reported use

USAF lists deployment in 2004. This is not a first-flight date.[1]RQ-11B · USAF March 2017

Manufacturer

AeroVironment[1]RQ-11B · USAF

Operators

US Air Force Security Forces; the Czech Ministry of Defence also documents Raven use.[1][2]RQ-11B · operator descriptions

Service status

Fielded according to the dated USAF fact sheet; present fleet counts are not established.[1]RQ-11B · USAF March 2017

Family & configurations

RQ-11 Raven

No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.

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

Source notebook

  1. US Air Force · RQ-11B Raven, current as of March 2017

    Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Official report; not an independent test

    Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable

  2. Czech Ministry of Defence · RAVEN RQ-11B

    Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Official report; not an independent test

    Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable

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