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Vtol Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Vtol, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

5 weapon systems

Vector, Electric VTOL fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsVectorElectric VTOL fixed-wing reconnaissance UAVSide: UkraineBuilt: Quantum Systems / GermanyVector is a German Quantum Systems electric VTOL fixed-wing small UAV built for mid-range intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. In Ukrainian service it provides quiet launch-and-recovery flexibility, encrypted real-time video, EO/IR sensing, AI-assisted target detection, and boat-launchable or hand-catchable recovery in contested conditions for front-line missions.

Indago 4, Group 1 tactical quadrotor UAS, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsIndago 4Group 1 tactical quadrotor UASSide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesIndago 4 is Lockheed Martin's Group 1 tactical quadrotor UAS for short-range ISR. UK MOD reporting says the 2.27 kg system fits in a backpack, deploys in about two minutes, and is already used by the U.S. military.

Aeronautics Orbiter 4, Long-range Group 3 tactical UAS, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsAeronautics Orbiter 4Long-range Group 3 tactical UASSide: UnknownBuilt: Aeronautics Group / IsraelThe Aeronautics Orbiter 4 is a combat-proven long-range Group 3 tactical UAS with Group 4 ISR capabilities and multiple simultaneous payload options. Aeronautics says it can fly more than 24 hours, carry up to 12 kg, recover by launcher and parachute with an optional VTOL kit, and support payloads that include ELINT, COMINT, EW, SAR, MPR, AIS, and IFF.

Harrier GR3, Strike aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsHarrier GR3Strike aircraftSide: UnknownBuilt: Hawker Siddeley / United KingdomThe Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 was a Royal Air Force V/STOL strike aircraft developed in Great Britain from the earlier Harrier GR1. RAF Museum and Pima Air & Space Museum material describe it as a ground-attack and reconnaissance variant with improved sensors, electronic countermeasures, and a more powerful Pegasus engine, and note its RAF service in Germany, Norway, Belize, and the Falklands era.

Nomad, Twin-proprotor VTOL UAS family, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsNomadTwin-proprotor VTOL UAS familySide: UnspecifiedBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / United StatesThe Sikorsky Nomad is a U.S. family of twin-proprotor vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aircraft developed by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, for runway-independent operations. Lockheed Martin says the design uses MATRIX autonomy, scales from a Group 3 UAS toward Group 4/5 sizes, and is intended for reconnaissance, light attack, contested logistics, and sea- or land-based missions.