AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Autonomous | ||
| Engine type | Rotary | ||
| Application | Surveillance | ||
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Multi-mission Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS). Includes the variants Shadow V2 and the Nightwarden.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| AAI RQ-7A Shadow | 1992 / 1992 | 2020 | Baseline variant of tactical UAV. |
| AAI RQ-7B Shadow | 2004 / 2004 | Generally improved variant, with increased wing length; current production varaint (as of 2020): RQ-7B V2 Block III Shadow. | |
| AAI Nightwarden | 2017 / 2017 | 2020 | Variant for ISR missions. |
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