Other features: The MQ-20 Avenger is powered by a Pratt & Whitney turbofan engine delivering over 5,000 pounds of thrust with class-leading fuel economy, requiring a runway length of under 5,000 feet, and is equipped with a 21 kW redundant system. Its aerodynamic design features a 76-foot wingspan, active lift control spoilers, a hybrid electro/mechanical anti-lock braking system, and heavy-weight-capable landing gear, alongside low-observable characteristics such as a serpentine engine inlet and an S-shaped exhaust. For safety and control, the aircraft incorporates triple-redundant avionics and dual-redundant flight controls, and it is fully compatible with all standard GA-ASI Ground Control Stations. The platform offers substantial payload and weapon capacities, featuring an internal weapons bay capable of housing 1,500 to 1,600 kg (about 3,000 to 3,500 pounds) of precision munitions or hidden sensors, 6 external hardpoints for additional missiles and pods with a total capacity of up to 2,900 kg, and compatibility with weapons including AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs, and GBU-38 JDAM GPS-guided bombs, as well as GBU variants up to 2,000 lb (907 kg). Its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance suite supports high-definition video, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors, the Multi-Spectral Targeting System, the MS-177 sensor, Due Regard Radar, the multi-mode Lynx® Synthetic Aperture Radar, advanced electronic warfare (EW) systems, and Link 16 communication terminals, with potential for long-range radar, SIGINT, or communication relay integration. Additionally, the Avenger features advanced mission autonomy compliant with A-GRA standards, enabling collaborative multi-ship operations, autonomous target detection, tracking and cueing, dynamic route and mission replanning, and manned-unmanned teaming.
