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VAPOR 55 MX

VAPOR 55 MX is AeroVironment's unmanned helicopter UAS for payload-carrying missions that need vertical takeoff and landing. It supports modular ISR and mi...

Facts

Company
AeroVironment
Product type
uav
Status
commercial
Primary capability
Persistent modular tactical ISR, targeting and communications relay
Website
https://www.avinc.com/solution/vapor-55-mx/

About VAPOR 55 MX

VAPOR 55 MX is AeroVironment's all-electric unmanned helicopter for tactical sensing and payload missions. Its vertical-takeoff design supports runway-free deployment, tool-free assembly and interchangeable mission equipment.

AeroVironment lists roughly 90 minutes of endurance, payloads up to about 5.4 kilograms and a 15-metre-per-second ground-speed limit. Configurations can carry electro-optical, infrared, laser-designation or communications payloads; range and endurance vary with payload, radio and operating conditions.

Market context

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Summary

Type: UAV

Core: VTOL payloads

Function: ISR

Audience: Defense

Specifications

flight_time_minutes
Around 90 minutes of flight time min
form_type
Unmanned helicopter UAS
ground_speed_mps
15 m/s m/s
launch_recovery
Electric VTOL launch and recovery without runways or external launch gear
operational_role
Modular ISR and tactical payload missions
payload_capacity_kg
5.44 kg
payload_modularity
Modular payload support
payload_options
EO/IR gimbals, communications relays and tactical equipment
range_km
Up to 32 km km

Operations

Environment
contested tactical environments, confined launch sites
Primary user
maneuver forces, ISR teams
Role
ISR, precision targeting, battle-damage assessment, communications relay
Interaction model
automatic or manual flight control
Mobility class
single-rotor electric VTOL UAS
Product detail
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