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| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Autonomous | ||
| Engine type | Rotary | ||
| Application | Surveillance | ||
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Multi mission UAV. 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. |
View full news archive for the AAI Shadow 200.
| Textron Systems Unmanned Systems (AAI) | News |
Other aircraft programs: Aerosonde
| Collins Aerospace, Power & Controls | Analysis | Automatic Flight Control Systems: Athena 211e flight control & navigation systems |
| GE Aviation Systems - Digital | Analysis | News | Flight Management Systems: |
| UAV Engines Ltd. | Analysis | Rotary Engines: (AR741 - AAI RQ-7B Shadow - AR741-1101/1102 ) |
