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SCORPIO 1000

About

About SCORPIO 1000

SCORPIO 1000 is an outdoor precision-strike aircraft built for operation in GNSS-denied environments. The 2.3-kilogram platform carries up to one kilogram, flies for approximately 20 minutes and reaches stated speeds of 70 kilometres per hour over ranges beyond 4.8 kilometres.

XOS combines human-guided control with AI target acquisition, terminal homing and a three-aircraft mesh network. Operators retain authority over critical actions while onboard assistance tracks static or moving targets and reduces the piloting burden. Interchangeable payload interfaces, encrypted communications, ATAK integration and an optional fibre-optic link allow the aircraft to be configured around different close-combat and precision-strike missions.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Capability areas: Remote operation
  • Workflows: Tactical ISR, interception, close-combat support, remote operation and payload-enabled mission execution.
  • Operating environments: Defence operational environment, Outdoor field environment
  • Target markets: Defense forces, security teams and government operators using tactical small UAS.
  • Deployment model: Commercial defense sUAS in XTEND's Scorpio family.
  • Remote and shared control

    Claimed - XTEND presents SCORPIO 1000 for reconnaissance, UAS interception and close-combat support under human-guided control.

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  • ISR and tactical support

    Claimed - XTEND presents SCORPIO 1000 for reconnaissance, UAS interception and close-combat support under human-guided control.

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  • Counter-UAS interception

    Claimed - XTEND presents SCORPIO 1000 for reconnaissance, UAS interception and close-combat support under human-guided control.

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Timeline

  • AM General announces XTEND aerial-robot integration for its autonomous UGV

    2026-10-09 - Capability - The UGV carries the XOS-powered NEST launch pod and is set to display a SCORPIO 1000 system for reconnaissance in complex or GPS-denied environments. The JLTV A2 display will combine the Samson 30 mm remote weapon station with Iron Wasp, an autonomous counter-drone system carried by the vehicle. The configurations are scheduled for AUSA on October 12–14 in Washington, D.C.; NEST provides a mobile launch point that moves aerial robots closer to the mission area.

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  • British Army validates five XTEND SCORPIO 1000 systems at RHINO BIZZ

    2026-07-16 - Demonstration - The exercise involved about 350 soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade across the 2,700-square-kilometre BATUS training area. The 2 PARA UAS Platoon operated five SCORPIO 1000 systems without XTEND operational support. XTEND reported successful live-payload missions at 3.6, 6.5 and 7.5 kilometres.

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Context

Market context

Larger tactical SUAS in the Scorpio family for reconnaissance, interception, and close-combat missions.

  • Target environment: Defense field environments, GNSS-denied areas, reconnaissance routes and close-combat operating contexts.
  • Workflow context: Tactical ISR, interception, close-combat support, remote operation and payload-enabled mission execution.
  • Customer context: Defense forces, security teams and government operators using tactical small UAS.
  • Deployment model: Commercial defense sUAS in XTEND's Scorpio family.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercial product with public product page and defense mission positioning.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on procurement, export controls, mission rules, payload fit, training, communications and battlefield reliability.
  • Market position: Larger Scorpio-family tactical drone for higher mission capacity than compact close-combat sUAS.
  • Adjacent products: SCORPIO 500, XTEND Wolverine, Teal Black Widow, PDW C100

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