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NASC Tigershark-XP

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

NASC Tigershark-XP
Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built
Control
Autonomous
Engine type
Rotary, Turboprop
Application
Surveillance

Design & construction

Primary structure
Composite
Wing
Composite
Landing gear
Fixed tricycle
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Flight controls
Full FBW digital
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Integrated glass suite
Environmental control
None-unpressurised
Wing position
High
Planform
Straight
Tail
Conventional
Certification
Military
Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
NASC TigerShark-XP2004 / 2005Improved variant of baseline TigerShark UAV, with greater take off weight.
NASC TigerShark-XP LR2004 / 2005Long-range variant.
NASC ArcticShark2017 / 2017Variant for cold weather ISR.

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