Product profile
U850 Sirtap
U850 Sirtap is Airbus' tactical unmanned aircraft system for surveillance and reconnaissance, combining a fixed-wing air vehicle with electro-optical and r...
Facts
- Company
- Airbus
- Product type
- uav
- Status
- development
- Primary capability
- tactical_surveillance
- Website
- https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/defence/uas/u850-sirtap
About U850 Sirtap
U850 Sirtap is Airbus' tactical unmanned aircraft system for surveillance and reconnaissance, combining a fixed-wing air vehicle with electro-optical and radar mission payloads.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Tactical ISR unmanned aircraft
Core: Multi-sensor surveillance UAS
Function: Provides persistent tactical reconnaissance with electro-optical and radar payload options
Audience: Defense, border-security and government operators
Specifications
- aircraft_class
- Tactical unmanned aircraft system
- mission_payloads
- Electro-optical turret and multi-mission radar
- mission_role
- Tactical surveillance and reconnaissance
Operations
- Environment
- outdoor_operations, defense_mission, remote_sites
- Primary user
- defense_forces, government_operators, border_security_teams
- Role
- tactical_surveillance, reconnaissance, border_monitoring, multi_mission_isr
- Interaction model
- remote_supervision, autonomous_mission_execution, payload_integration
- Mobility class
- fixed_wing_uav, tactical_uas
- Product detail
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