Aircraft & UAVs

RQ-100 Scout

Also known as
  • RQ 100 Scout
  • RQ100 Scout
  • RQ-100
  • RQ 100
  • Scout
  • Terminal Autonomy RQ 100 Scout

The RQ-100 Scout is a Ukrainian fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV from Terminal Autonomy for battlefield surveillance under active electronic-warfare pressure. The public product page describes a compact canard airframe with encrypted jam-resistant communications, EO/thermal optics, 30x optical zoom, 50 km range, and three-hour endurance, but available open sources do not yet tie the RQ-100 itself to a named conflict-use record.

RQ-100 Scout, Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs
Image source: Official RQ-100 Scout page
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Ukraine
Type
Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle
Service note
Publicly marketed during the full-scale Russia-Ukraine war period
Designer
Terminal Autonomy
Produced
2020s-present

Specifications

Role
Reconnaissance and battlefield surveillance UAV
Airframe
Canard fixed-wing UAV with a high-aspect-ratio wing
Wingspan
1.7 m
Maximum takeoff weight
16 kg
Payload
EO/thermal camera package with 30x optical zoom
Speed
80 km/h
Range
50 km
Endurance
3 hours
Communications
Encrypted digital communication link described as resistant to jamming
Operating environment
Designed for surveillance where electronic warfare is active
Design And Sensor Notes

The RQ-100 Scout is presented as the reconnaissance branch of Terminal Autonomy's small fixed-wing UAV family rather than as a loitering munition. Its public specification set emphasizes observation range, sensor zoom, and communications survivability under electronic warfare.

Airframe

Canard layout, 1.7 m wingspan, 16 kg maximum takeoff weight, and a high-aspect-ratio wing intended to improve cruise efficiency and storage density.

Source: Official RQ-100 Scout page.

Sensor package

EO/thermal camera payload with 30x optical zoom for day and thermal observation.

Sources: Official RQ-100 Scout page; RQ 100 SCOUT Ukrainian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

Mission envelope

Terminal Autonomy lists 50 km range, three-hour endurance, 80 km/h speed, encrypted communications, and surveillance use in active electronic-warfare conditions.

Source: Official RQ-100 Scout page.

Terminal Autonomy UAV Family

Terminal Autonomy and Bavovna AI list RQ-100 Scout with two related Terminal Autonomy UAV records in this catalog: AQ-100 Bayonet, a short-range loitering munition, and AQ-400 Scythe, a long-range one-way strike UAV. The public relationship is a manufacturer product-family relationship; it is not evidence that the reconnaissance RQ-100 shares the strike systems' conflict-use records.

Timeline

RQ-100 Scout Key Events

  1. Terminal Autonomy product family presented

    Terminal Autonomy's public site presented RQ-100 Scout alongside the AQ-100 Bayonet and AQ-400 Scythe as part of its UAV portfolio.

    Sources: Official Terminal Autonomy homepage, Terminal Autonomy company

  2. Current RQ-100 Scout specifications published

    The current RQ-100 Scout product page lists a 1.7 m wingspan, 16 kg maximum takeoff weight, 80 km/h speed, 50 km range, three-hour endurance, and EO/thermal optics with 30x zoom.

    Sources: Official RQ-100 Scout page

Media

RQ-100 Scout Images

RQ-100 Scout, Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs - view 1
Source: Official RQ-100 Scout page
RQ-100 Scout, Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs - view 2
Source: Official RQ-100 Scout page
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Sources

Official RQ-100 Scout pagePublisher: Terminal Autonomy | Note: Official product page for the RQ-100 Scout, supporting manufacturer identity, reconnaissance role, canard airframe description, wingspan, MTOW, speed, range, endurance, communications, sensor claims, production framing, and manufacturer-hosted imagery. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Official Terminal Autonomy homepagePublisher: Terminal Autonomy | Note: Official homepage product copy listing RQ-100 Scout in Terminal Autonomy's public UAV portfolio. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Terminal Autonomy companyPublisher: Bavovna AI | Note: Reference manufacturer page listing RQ-100 Scout among Terminal Autonomy UAVs and describing the portfolio as mass-production-oriented, precision-strike and GNSS-free systems. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Bavovna RQ 100 Scout pagePublisher: Bavovna AI | Note: Reference product page identifying RQ-100 Scout as a Terminal Autonomy UAV selected by Bavovna for integration and describing it as a mass-production-oriented, GNSS-free aircraft. | Accessed: 2026-07-13RQ 100 SCOUT Ukrainian Unmanned Aerial VehiclePublisher: ODIN / U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command | Note: Government reference entry for the RQ-100 Scout, supporting current public identification as an ISR UAV for contested electromagnetic environments. | Accessed: 2026-07-13