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Table 2

Decision matrix

UAV	Criteria
UAV	Cost Cost	Payload benefit	Endurance benefit	Maximum speed benefit	Maximum takeoff weight benefit	Maximum flight altitude benefit
Global Hawk	100	860	30	310	12,200	20
MQ-9 Reaper	17	1,750	27	240	4,800	15
Scan Eagle	5	5	18	60	26	6
Heron	46	470	45	100	1,270	10
Hermes 900	8	350	36	110	1,180	9
ASN 209	5	50	10	100	320	5
Aerosonde Fixed Wing	12	10	14	65	37	6
Kronshtadt Orion	13	200	24	100	1,200	8
MQ 4B – Sea Guardian	100	2,155	30	210	1,900	14
Gray Eagle	30	500	25	167	1,700	9
Triton	120	2,500	24	331	14,700	15
Heron TP	40	2,700	30	220	5,700	14
Orion	48	1,200	120	120	5,100	9
United 40	30	1,000	120	120	1,500	7

UAV	Criteria
UAV	CostCost	Payload benefit	Endurance benefit	Maximum speed benefit	Maximum takeoff weight benefit	Maximum flight altitude benefit
Global Hawk	100	860	30	310	12,200	20
MQ-9 Reaper	17	1,750	27	240	4,800	15
Scan Eagle	5	5	18	60	26	6
Heron	46	470	45	100	1,270	10
Hermes 900	8	350	36	110	1,180	9
ASN 209	5	50	10	100	320	5
Aerosonde Fixed Wing	12	10	14	65	37	6
Kronshtadt Orion	13	200	24	100	1,200	8
MQ 4B – Sea Guardian	100	2,155	30	210	1,900	14
Gray Eagle	30	500	25	167	1,700	9
Triton	120	2,500	24	331	14,700	15
Heron TP	40	2,700	30	220	5,700	14
Orion	48	1,200	120	120	5,100	9
United 40	30	1,000	120	120	1,500	7

Source(s): Adapted from de Araújo Costa et al. (2021)