MQ-9B SeaGuardian
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intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance platform
maritime patrol aircraft
unmanned aerial vehicle
The MQ-9B SeaGuardian is a maritime-optimized variant of the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft, designed for long-endurance intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions over sea.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MQ-9B SeaGuardian canonical | 1 |
| MQ-9B SkyGuardian | 1 |
| MQ-9B SkyGuardian family | 1 |
| U.S. Customs and Border Protection (SeaGuardian-configured MQ-9B) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6235517 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MQ-9B SeaGuardian Context triple: [Protector RG1, hasVariant, MQ-9B SeaGuardian]
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A.
MQ-1C Gray Eagle
The MQ-1C Gray Eagle is a U.S. Army long-endurance, medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle designed primarily for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions.
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B.
MQ-8B Fire Scout
The MQ-8B Fire Scout is an unmanned, helicopter-style aerial vehicle used by the U.S. Navy for reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition missions.
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C.
MQ-4C Triton
The MQ-4C Triton is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle developed for the U.S. Navy to provide persistent maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
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D.
MQ-1 Predator
The MQ-1 Predator is a U.S. remotely piloted aircraft best known for pioneering long-endurance, medium-altitude surveillance and precision strike missions using onboard sensors and Hellfire missiles.
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E.
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is a U.S.-designed, remotely piloted combat drone primarily used for long-endurance intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MQ-9B SeaGuardian Target entity description: The MQ-9B SeaGuardian is a maritime-optimized variant of the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft, designed for long-endurance intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions over sea.
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A.
MQ-1C Gray Eagle
The MQ-1C Gray Eagle is a U.S. Army long-endurance, medium-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle designed primarily for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions.
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B.
MQ-8B Fire Scout
The MQ-8B Fire Scout is an unmanned, helicopter-style aerial vehicle used by the U.S. Navy for reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition missions.
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C.
MQ-4C Triton
The MQ-4C Triton is a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle developed for the U.S. Navy to provide persistent maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
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D.
MQ-1 Predator
The MQ-1 Predator is a U.S. remotely piloted aircraft best known for pioneering long-endurance, medium-altitude surveillance and precision strike missions using onboard sensors and Hellfire missiles.
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E.
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is a U.S.-designed, remotely piloted combat drone primarily used for long-endurance intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance platform
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maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicle ⓘ |
| canBeConfiguredFor |
non-weaponized ISR missions
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weapon carriage (depending on customer and regulations) ⓘ |
| controlType |
ground-based remote pilot control
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satellite data link control ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| designedFor |
anti-surface warfare support
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long-endurance ISR missions ⓘ maritime domain awareness ⓘ maritime surveillance ⓘ over-the-horizon surveillance ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
| designedToComplyWith |
NATO airworthiness standards
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civil airspace integration requirements ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
MQ-9 Reaper
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linked to:
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
|
| enteredService | 2020s ⓘ |
| hasEndurance | over 30 hours (mission dependent) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
AIS receiver
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automatic takeoff and landing capability ⓘ beyond line-of-sight control via satellite communications ⓘ centerline hardpoint ⓘ certifiable airworthiness design ⓘ de-icing system ⓘ detect and avoid system ⓘ electro-optical and infrared sensor turret ⓘ four-wing hardpoints ⓘ lightning protection ⓘ long-endurance capability ⓘ maritime-optimized airframe and systems ⓘ multi-mode maritime radar ⓘ satellite communications antenna fairing ⓘ signals intelligence payload options ⓘ sonobuoy dispensing capability (optional configuration) ⓘ storm tolerance enhancements ⓘ |
| hasLandingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| hasMaxTakeoffWeight | over 12000 pounds (approximate class) ⓘ |
| hasOperationalEnvironment |
coastal regions
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maritime ⓘ open ocean ⓘ |
| hasWingConfiguration | high-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
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linked to:
General Atomics
|
| operatedBy |
Indian Navy (evaluation and trials)
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linked to:
Indian Navy
Japan Coast Guard ⓘ Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ⓘ U.S. Customs and Border Protection (SeaGuardian-configured MQ-9B) ⓘ
linked to:
MQ-9B SeaGuardian
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| partOfFamily |
MQ-9B SkyGuardian family
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linked to:
MQ-9B SeaGuardian
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| poweredBy | turboprop engine ⓘ |
| role |
border security
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disaster response support ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ exclusive economic zone monitoring ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| variantOf |
MQ-9B SkyGuardian
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linked to:
MQ-9B SeaGuardian
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MQ-9B SeaGuardian Description of subject: The MQ-9B SeaGuardian is a maritime-optimized variant of the MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft, designed for long-endurance intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions over sea.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MQ-9B SeaGuardian
linked to: MQ-9B SeaGuardian
MQ-9B SeaGuardian
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operatedBy
→
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (SeaGuardian-configured MQ-9B)
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linked to: MQ-9B SeaGuardian