Product profile
WanderB-VTOL
WanderB-VTOL is BlueBird Aero Systems hybrid fixed-wing VTOL mini-UAS. It is designed for rapid deployment from confined areas, combining vertical launch a...
Facts
- Company
- BlueBird Aero Systems
- Product type
- uav
- Status
- active
- Website
- https://bluebird-uav.com/wanderb-vtol/
About WanderB-VTOL
WanderB-VTOL uses four vertical-lift motors for take-off and landing before transitioning to efficient fixed-wing cruise. The 15-kilogram aircraft carries payloads of approximately 1.5 kilograms and can operate for up to three hours without runway or launch equipment.
The system supports electro-optical, infrared and mapping payloads and communications over distances reaching roughly 50 kilometres. Navigation and control features are designed for operation under GPS interference, while a hydrogen-fuel-cell configuration extends endurance to approximately six hours.
Market context
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Summary
Type: VTOL UAV
Core: Confined launch ISR
Function: Gather intelligence
Audience: Armed forces
Specifications
- communication_range_km
- up to 50 km
- endurance_hours
- up to 3 hours
- launch_recovery
- vertical takeoff and landing from confined or unprepared areas
- max_speed_kmh
- 120 km/h
- mtow_kg
- 18 kg
- payload_capacity_kg
- 1.5 kg
- payload_eo
- EO/IR, photogrammetric, multispectral and radiometric mapping payload options
- target_use_cases
- ISTAR, border protection, maritime operations, search and rescue, disaster management and tactical mapping
- team_size
- two-person operation
Operations
- Environment
- outdoor_airspace, mission_environment
- Primary user
- professional_operator
- Role
- aerial_surveillance, inspection
- Interaction model
- autonomous_and_operator_supervised
- Mobility class
- fixed_wing_vtol
- Product detail
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Research, Articles and recent verified events
- BlueBird Aero Systems and BlueAero Group launch strategic collaboration in Poland — 2026-05-18
- BlueBird and DSHT sign MOU for advanced UAS manufacturing in Korea — 2026-03-12
- BlueBird unveils hydrogen fuel-cell VTOL UAV based on WanderB platform — 2025-02-17
- BlueBird unveils MagiCam mapping payload for WanderB-VTOL — 2023-06-21
- BlueBird selected to supply WanderB-VTOL and ThunderB-VTOL systems to Moroccan Army — 2022-09-25
- BlueBird completes delivery of 100 WanderB-VTOL systems to European customer — 2021-06-15
- Israel Aerospace Industries acquires 50% of BlueBird Aero Systems — 2020-09-24
- BlueBird wins order for more than 150 WanderB-VTOL and ThunderB-VTOL systems — 2020-02-26