Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar

RQ-3A DarkStar
General information
TypeHigh-altitude endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
ManufacturerLockheed Martin/Boeing
History
First flightMarch 29, 1996

The RQ-3 DarkStar (known as Tier III- or "Tier three minus" during development) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Its first flight was on March 29, 1996. The Department of Defense terminated DarkStar in January 1999, after determining the UAV was not aerodynamically stable and was not meeting cost and performance objectives.

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