Product profile
R80D SkyRaider
R80D SkyRaider is Teledyne FLIR's open-architecture VTOL UAS for carrying multiple mission payloads in inspection, defense and operations where GPS or comm...
Facts
- Company
- Teledyne FLIR
- Product type
- uav
- Status
- commercial
- Primary capability
- inspection
- Website
- https://www.flir.com/products/r80d-skyraider?segment=uis&vertical=uas
About R80D SkyRaider
R80D SkyRaider is Teledyne FLIR's open-architecture VTOL UAS for carrying multiple mission payloads in inspection, defense and operations where GPS or communications may be denied.
Market context
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Summary
Type: Enterprise VTOL inspection UAS
Core: Open-architecture multi-payload drone
Function: Carries sensors and mission payloads for inspection and defense operations
Audience: Inspection, public-safety and defense operators
Specifications
- aircraft_class
- Group 2–3 payload capability with Group 1 VTOL footprint
- autonomy
- Edge AI and semi-autonomous operation for GPS- and communications-denied environments
- maximum_payload_kg
- Multiple payloads up to 3.49 kg kg
Operations
- Environment
- outdoor_operations, infrastructure, defense_mission
- Primary user
- inspection_teams, defense_operators, public_safety_operators
- Role
- inspection, defense_reconnaissance, payload_delivery, gps_denied_operations
- Interaction model
- semi_autonomous_operation, remote_supervision, open_architecture_integration
- Mobility class
- vtol_uav
- Product detail
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Research, Articles and recent verified events
- Teledyne FLIR receives Argus XL order for AV Titan MS deployments — 2026-07-29
- Teledyne FLIR OEM launches Prism Ground ISR software — 2026-06-30
- Teledyne FLIR Defense launches Black Recon autonomous micro-drone system — 2026-06-15
- Teledyne FLIR OEM launches Boson SX8 NDAA-compliant LWIR thermal camera module — 2026-06-08
- Teledyne FLIR Defense wins $11.2 million U.S. Army contract for CBRN sensor drone kits — 2026-06-04
- Teledyne FLIR Defense launches FirstLook 125 reconnaissance robot — 2026-05-19
- SYPAQ integrates FLIR Boson into CorvoX drone payload — 2025-11-03
- Gremsy adds FLIR Boson+ to ORUS-L and Lynx payloads — 2025-10-28