Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV

Unpiloted aircraft classification capable of up to 9000 m altitude and 200+ km range

An Elbit Hermes 900 UAV, which has a maximum altitude of 30.000 feet (9100 Meters)

A medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle flies at an altitude window of 10,000 to 30,000 feet (3,000–9,000 m) for extended durations of time, typically 24 to 48 hours.[1] This list includes both unmanned combat aerial vehicle and unmanned reconnaissance aerial vehicle.

UAV | Country | Service ceiling | Endurance | Max takeoff weight

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Aeronautics Defense Dominator | Israel | 30,000 ft (9,100 m) | 24 hours | 1,200 kg (2,640 lb)
Baykar Bayraktar TB2 | Turkey | 25,000 ft (7,620 m) | 27 hours | 700 kg (1,540 lb)
CAIG Wing Loong 1 | China | 16,000 ft (5,000 m) | 20 hours | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
CAIG Wing Loong II | China | 32,500 ft (9,900 m) | 32 hours | 4,200 kg (9,259 lb)
Chengdu Wing Loong-3 | China | 32,800 ft (10,000 m) | 40 hours | 6,200 kg (13,670 lb)
DELAER RX-3 | Greece | 6,000 ft (1,830 m) | 10 hours | 190 kg (420 lb)
Denel Dynamics Bateleur | South Africa | 26,000 ft (8,000 m) | 18–24 hours | 1,000 kg (2,205 lb)
DRDO Archer-NG | India | 28,000 ft (10,668 m) | 18 hours | 800 kg (1,587 lb)
DRDO Rustom | India | 35,000 ft (10,668 m) | 24 hours | 720 kg (1,587 lb)
EADS Talarion | Europe/Turkey | 49,213 ft (15,000 m) |  | 10,000 kg (22,046 lb)
Elbit Hermes 900 | Israel | 30,000 ft (9,100 m) | 36 hours | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)
Eurodrone | Europe | 44,900 ft (13,700 m) | 18–40 hours | 11,000 kg (24,251 lb)
Falco Xplorer | Italy | 30,000 ft (9,100 m) | 24 hours | 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator | US | 25,000 ft (7,600 m) | 24 hours | 1,020 kg (2,249 lb)
HAI Pegasus II | Greece | 15,092 ft (4,600 m) | 15 hours | 250 kg (551 lb)
HCUAV | Greece | 10,000 ft (3,050 m) | 11 hours | 185 kg (407 lb)
Yabhon United 40 | UAE | 22,965 ft (7,000 m) | 120 hours[citation needed] | 1,500 kg (3,306 lb)
IAI Heron | Israel | 33,000 ft (10,000 m) | 52 hours | 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
IAIO Fotros | Iran | 25,000 ft (7,600 m) | 16–30 hours | 3,500 kg (7,716 lb)
INTA Milano (es:INTA Milano) | Spain | 25,591 ft (7,800 m) | 7–20 hours |
Kronshtadt Orion | Russia | 24,600 ft (7,500 m) | 24 hours | 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
KAL KUS-FS (MUAV) | South Korea | 45,000 ft (13,716 m) | 24 hours | 5,750 kg (12,566 lb)
Milkor 380 | South Africa | 30,000 ft (9,144 m) | 35 hours | 1,300 kg (2,866 lb)
Northrop Grumman Firebird | US | 25,000 ft (7,600 m) | 40 hours | 2,268 kg (5,000 lb)
Qods Mohajer-6 | Iran  | 25,000 ft (7,600 m)  | 12 hours  | 600/670 kg (1,323/1,477 lb)
Shahed 129 | Iran | 24,000 ft (7,300 m) | 24 hours |
(Stella Tecnologia Atobá) | Brazil | 16,404 ft (5,000 m) | 28 hours | 500 kg (1,100 lb)
TAI Aksungur | Turkey  | 40,000 ft (12,192 m)  | 60 hours  | 750 kg (1,650 lb)
TAI Anka | Turkey | 30,000 ft (9,144 m) | 30 hours | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)
Vestel Karayel | Turkey | 22,500 ft (6,900 m) | 8–20 hours | 630 kg (1,388 lb)

## References

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1. ^ Weibel, Roland E. (2002), Safety Considerations for Operation of Different Classes of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the National Airspace System (PDF), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pp. 15, 38, 39, 43, 77https://www.leonardocompany.com/en/products/falco-xplorer

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