Orion medium-altitude long-endurance uncrewed aerial vehicle

The Orion medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed aerial vehicle is designed primarily for persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

It is about the same size as the original uncrewed Orion (see "Variants," below), though the aircraft weighs about 8,000 lb (3,600 kg), or 1,000 lb (450 kg) more.

The air vehicle is designed to fly for five days at 15,000 ft (4,600 m) to 30,000 ft (9,100 m), cruising at about 70 knots (130 kph) and carrying a...