Griffon Aerospace MQM-170 Outlaw

Target Drone / ISR / Trainer UAV [ 2004 ]

Introduced in 2004, the Griffon Aerospace MQM-170 Outlaw fulfills a variety of roles for the U.S. military including that of target drone and UAV training.

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Developed as a low-cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for military applications, the Griffon Aerospace MQM-170A "Outlaw" serves the United States Army and Navy in air defense training. Griffon Aerospace was founded in 1993 out of Madison, Alabama by aerospace engineer Larry French. French began the company after finding success in developing a six-person, single engine biplane aircraft (the "Lionheart") as a private venture. Sales of this product eventually led French to enter the UAV realm.

The Outlaw was introduced in July of 2004 and has been in production since - totals surpassing the 3,000 unit mark in 2012.

The Outlaw utilizes a largely conventional aircraft layout that includes a slender fuselage, straight monoplane wings, and a "Vee" tail unit. The fuselage contains the avionics suite, mission kit, fuel stores, and powerplant. The Vee tail sports a pair of outward-canted vertical fins. As with other prop-driven UAVs, Outlaw is arranged with its two-blade propeller unit in a "pusher" configuration driving the aircraft through the air. Power is from a single 3W Model 150i two-cylinder, two-stroke piston engine developing 17 horsepower.

Typically launched by way of a pneumatic catapult system (with a skid landing recovery), the Outlaw can also have a tricycle undercarriage installed for traditional runway take-off and landing. The Outlaw can even be launched from its catapult with the undercarriage in place thus allowing for runway landings on the return trip (such finesse can appreciated when managing an expensive sensor and optics payload). Control of the aircraft is either through preset GPS waypoints or by manual control with a ground-based operator. Operational ranges reach 60 nautical miles.

Outlaw's mission load is variable to help suit the customer (and mission) requirement. Its payload can house up to 40 lb of equipment and bays located near the center of the fuselage can be used for equipment or fuel stores as required.

Griffon Aerospace markets an entire line of UAV products including the similar-looking (though dimensionally larger) "Broadsword", the high performance "Outlaw G2" with its high-mounted wings and "Tee" style tail unit, and the twin-engine, twin-boom "Outlaw SeaHunter" tactical UAV.©MilitaryFactory.com

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Specifications

Service Year

2004

Origin

United States

Status

ACTIVE
In Active Service.

Crew

0
UNMANNED

Production

3,000
UNITS

Griffon Aerospace - USA

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United States

(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)

✓ Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR), Scout
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.

✓ Training (General)
Developed ability to be used as a dedicated trainer for student pilots (typically under the supervision of an instructor).

✓ Unmanned Capability
Aircraft inherently designed (or later developed) with an unmanned capability to cover a variety of over-battlefield roles.

Length

8.9 ft
(2.70 m)

Width/Span

13.6 ft
(4.15 m)

Empty Wgt

119 lb
(54 kg)

(Showcased structural values pertain to the base Griffon Aerospace MQM-170 Outlaw production variant)

Installed: 1 x 3W model 150i two-cylinder piston engine in "pusher" configuration driving two-blade aft propeller unit.

Max Speed

121 mph
(195 kph | 105 kts)

Ceiling

16,076 ft
(4,900 m | 3 mi)

Range

137 mi
(220 km | 407 nm)

♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)

Sub

Trans

Super

Hyper

HiHyper

ReEntry

♦

(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the base Griffon Aerospace MQM-170 Outlaw production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)

None. Maximum mission payload of 40lbs.

Supported Types

(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)

Hardpoint Mountings: 0

MQM-170 "Outlaw" - Base Series Designation

MQM-170A - U.S. military designation for initial systems

Outlaw G2 - Updated platform with dimensionally larger airframe and reinforced wing structure; increased mission capabilities through greater payload, mission endurance, and agility.

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