Product profile
MV250
MV250 is BETA Technologies' autonomous series hybrid-electric VTOL for military logistics. It carries a 2,000 lb payload within a 250-nautical-mile tactica...
Facts
- Company
- BETA Technologies
- Product type
- uav
- Status
- development
- Website
- https://beta.team/defense
About MV250
MV250 is BETA Technologies' autonomous series-hybrid VTOL for military logistics in dispersed and austere environments. The aircraft uses a modular cargo architecture for resupply, casualty evacuation, transport and field-power missions.
BETA specifies a 2,000-pound payload, tactical radius above 250 nautical miles and cruise speed above 170 knots. The product is a development-stage defence aircraft, with test progress and programme adoption separate from those design specifications.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Autonomous hybrid VTOL
Core: Contested logistics
Function: Carry cargo
Audience: Military operators
Specifications
- cabin_volume
- 250 ft³ ft3
- ferry_range
- 1,300+ nautical miles nautical_mile
- max_airspeed
- 150+ KIAS KIAS
- max_payload_kg
- 907.2 kg kg
- tactical_range
- 250+ nautical miles at maximum payload nautical_mile
Operations
- Environment
- air, contested, austere_sites
- Primary user
- military_logistics_operators
- Role
- aerial_resupply, cargo_transport, casevac, field_power
- Interaction model
- autonomous, remote_supervision
- Mobility class
- uncrewed_vtol_aircraft, lift_plus_cruise
- Product detail
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Research, Articles and recent verified events
- BETA unveils MV250 autonomous hybrid military logistics VTOL — 2026-07-20
- Horizon selects BETA flight controls for Cavorite X7 — 2026-07-09
- Eve selects BETA electric pusher motors — 2025-12-02