RQ-7 Shadow
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The RQ-7 Shadow is a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle used by the U.S. Army for battlefield reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RQ-7 Shadow canonical | 2 |
| RQ-7A | 1 |
| RQ-7B | 1 |
| RQ-7Bv2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7196299 — 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: RQ-7 Shadow Context triple: [101st Combat Aviation Brigade, aircraftOperated, RQ-7 Shadow]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
MQ-9B SeaGuardian
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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E.
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.
- 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: RQ-7 Shadow Target entity description: The RQ-7 Shadow is a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle used by the U.S. Army for battlefield reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
MQ-9B SeaGuardian
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aircraft
ⓘ
tactical unmanned aerial vehicle ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicle ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | composite materials ⓘ |
| belongsToProgram | U.S. Army tactical UAV program ⓘ |
| capability |
laser target designation
ⓘ
persistent surveillance ⓘ real-time video relay ⓘ |
| communicationLink | line-of-sight data link ⓘ |
| configuration | fixed-wing ⓘ |
| controlType | remotely piloted ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor |
brigade-level support
ⓘ
day and night operations ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
electro-optical sensor payload
ⓘ
infrared sensor payload ⓘ laser designator ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
RQ-7A
ⓘ
linked to:
RQ-7 Shadow
RQ-7B ⓘ
linked to:
RQ-7 Shadow
RQ-7Bv2 ⓘ
linked to:
RQ-7 Shadow
|
| introducedInService | early 2000s ⓘ |
| launchMethod | catapult launch ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
AAI Corporation
ⓘ
Textron Systems ⓘ |
| missionType |
battle damage assessment
ⓘ
intelligence gathering ⓘ target tracking ⓘ |
| operatedFrom | tactical ground control station ⓘ |
| operatorType | military ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
battlefield reconnaissance
ⓘ
surveillance ⓘ target acquisition ⓘ |
| propulsion | pusher propeller ⓘ |
| recoveryMethod | arresting gear landing ⓘ |
| runwayRequirement | short unimproved airstrips ⓘ |
| sensorType | EO/IR turret ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian Army
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United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery fire adjustment
ⓘ
force protection ⓘ route reconnaissance ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Iraq War
ⓘ
War in Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to:
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
|
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: RQ-7 Shadow Description of subject: The RQ-7 Shadow is a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle used by the U.S. Army for battlefield reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: RQ-7 Shadow
linked to: RQ-7 Shadow
linked to: RQ-7 Shadow