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Puma LE

Puma LE is AeroVironment's long-endurance small UAS for multi-mission intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. It is hand- or bungee-launched, uses a...

Facts

Company
AeroVironment
Product type
uav
Status
commercial
Primary capability
ISR
Website
https://www.avinc.com/solution/puma-le/

About Puma LE

Puma LE is AeroVironment's long-endurance small UAS for multi-mission intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. It is hand- or bungee-launched, uses a field-replaceable payload architecture and includes a secondary bay with dedicated power and Ethernet.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Long-endurance ISR UAS

Core: Group 2 capability in a portable system

Function: Provides persistent airborne sensing with replaceable EO/IR and mission payloads

Audience: Defense and government ISR operators

Specifications

aircraft_weight_kg
23.5 lb standard configuration kg
cruise_speed_kmh
47 km/h
dash_speed_kmh
76 km/h
endurance_h
Standard configuration h
launch_recovery
Hand or bungee launch with autonomous skid landing
length_m
2.2 m
total_payload_capacity_kg
2.5 kg
wingspan_m
4.6 m

Operations

Environment
outdoor_airspace, maritime_operations, contested_or_denied_environments
Primary user
defense_operators, government_agencies, ISR_teams
Role
ISR, reconnaissance, surveillance, payload_integration
Interaction model
autonomous_mission_execution, remote_supervision, payload_integration, ground_control_station_operations
Mobility class
fixed_wing_uav, untethered_aerial_robot
Product detail
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