DroneLedger

Research edition · 08 Nov 2026

ScanEagle

ScanEagle is an Insitu reconnaissance aircraft launched from a rail and recovered by a Skyhook, with a separate VTOL kit now offered. The table uses the current manufacturer configuration. Earlier US Navy aircraft have different published weights; the service-history entry does not identify the current airframe.[1][2]

Archived research edition. Archive statistics and new dossiers are available on the current profile.

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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

1.71 m[1]ScanEagle · current Insitu offering; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Manufacturer claim

Wingspan

3.1 m[1]ScanEagle · current Insitu offering; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Manufacturer claim

Take-off mass

28 kg[1]ScanEagle · current Insitu offering; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Manufacturer claim

Published speed · knots

≤ 80 kt[1]ScanEagle · current Insitu offering; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Published upper limit

Published flight range

Not publicly established

Endurance

18 h[1]ScanEagle · current Insitu offering; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Manufacturer claim

Payload

8 kg[1]ScanEagle · current Insitu offering; mass is MTOW · Publication year unknown · consulted 2026-11-08
Manufacturer claim

Engine / propulsion

Heavy-fuel or C-10 gasoline engine options, according to Insitu.[1]ScanEagle · current Insitu offering

Guidance / control link

Insitu offers encrypted control and video links and an optional satellite command link.[1]ScanEagle · current Insitu offering

First flight / first reported use

Navy records Marine Corps service from 2004, not a first-flight date.[2]ScanEagle · Navy service history

Manufacturer

Insitu (Boeing)[2]ScanEagle · Navy supplier attribution

Operators

US Marines since 2004 and US Navy since 2005, according to the Navy; some services are contractor-operated.[2]ScanEagle · Navy service history

Service status

US Marines since 2004 and US Navy since 2005, according to the Navy; some services are contractor-operated.[2]ScanEagle · Navy service history

Family & configurations

ScanEagle

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. Insitu · ScanEagle specifications

    Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 08 Nov 2026 · Manufacturer claim

  2. US Navy · Close Range UAS: ScanEagle service history

    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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