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NASC Tigershark-XP

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Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), includes TigerShark XP Long-Range.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Rotary, Turboprop

Application

Surveillance

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Configuration & certification

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

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Tail

Conventional

Certification

Military

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
NASC TigerShark-XP	2004 / 2005	Improved variant of baseline TigerShark UAV, with greater take off weight.
NASC TigerShark-XP LR	2004 / 2005	Long-range variant.
NASC ArcticShark	2017 / 2017	Variant for cold weather ISR.

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NASC - Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation

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