P550 Context

Market context

Electric vertical-takeoff tactical UAS from AeroVironment's Group 2 portfolio, designed to bridge small field-deployable drones and larger endurance aircraft with modular payload support.

  • Target environment: Defence field operations and tactical reconnaissance environments.
  • Workflow context: Tactical ISR, target reconnaissance, remote operation and mission payload deployment.
  • Deployment model: Military UAV platform operated by defence users for mission-configured tactical work.
  • Commercial maturity: Publicly introduced defence UAV platform with customer-facing product material.
  • Adoption constraints: Requires defence procurement, operator training, payload configuration and rules of engagement for armed roles.
  • Market position: Tactical UAV platform extending AeroVironment's defence UAV range into larger mission-configured aircraft.
  • Adjacent products: Positioned above Puma-class small UAS in AeroVironment's defence product stack.

Specifications

  • Endurance: 5 h
  • Packout Dimensions: 1.83 m x 0.61 m x 0.61 m / 6 ft x 2 ft x 2 ft
  • Communication Range: 25-37 mi depending on GCS radio
  • Form Type: Group 2 electric VTOL UAS
  • Dimensions: 5.18 m x 2.74 m x 0.61 m / 17 ft x 9 ft x 2 ft
  • Takeoff Weight: 24.95 kg
  • Operational Role: Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
  • Payload capacity: 6.8 kg
  • Payload Battery Swap Time: Payload and battery swap in under 5 min without tools
  • System Architecture: Modular open-systems architecture

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