ZQ-9 Harvester

ZQ-9 Harvester
Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle
National Origin		Zokesia
Production History
Designed
2165 - 2165
Produced
2169 - Current
Designer		Cyten-Ward Industries
Unit Cost		20,688(√)
Number Built		73
Service History
In Service
2162 - Ongoing
Used By		Zokesia The Confederacy
Aircraft Characteristics
Dry Mass		2880kg
Length		7.30 m
Width		12.57 m
Height		2.31 m
Propulsion		1 x Logi CW-60 Miniaturised Afterburning Turbofan
Maximum Velocity		120 m/s
Operational Range		200 km

The Cyten-Ward ZQ-9 Harvester (sometimes called Harvester B) is an unkerbed aerial vehicle (UAV, one component of an unkerbed aircraft system (UAS)) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by Cyten-Ward Industries primarily for the Zokesian Royal Air Force. The ZQ-9 and other UAVs are referred to as Remotely Piloted Vehicles/Aircraft (RPV/RPA) by the ZRAF to indicate ground control by kerbals.

The ZQ-9 is a larger, heavier, more capable aircraft than the earlier ZQ-1 Thresher and can be controlled by the same ground systems. The Harvester has a single turbojet engine.

The aircraft is monitored and controlled, including weapons employment, by aircrew in the Ground Control Station (GCS). The ZQ-9 is the first hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance. In 2176, Chief of Staff of the Zokesian Royal Air Force General M. Tiber Tichael said: "We've moved from using UAVs primarily in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance roles before the Reclamation, to a true hunter-killer role with the Harvester."

Variants

ZQ-19 Peregrine

the ZQ-19 Peregrine is an ISR variant of the ZQ-9 Harvester designed for high altitude reconnaissance primarily. With no armament, and an advanced sensor array, the ZQ-19 is designed to provide battlefield intelligence to ground commanders and real-time data for missions.

ZQ-19 over Kafrica.

ZQ-9 Flies high above the clouds on an ISR mission.