VECTORDEFENCE DRONE
INTELLIGENCE
INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE
THE EVOLVING FIELD GUIDE
Editor

DEFENCE DRONES / THE LIBRARY

Compare the evidence.

Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

Aero-200 / Aero2 development lineage

Swiss hybrid-electric VTOL logistics platform, with a July 2026 demonstration distinct from earlier Aero2 design targets.

Country / region
Switzerland
Programme status
Development / trials
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Development / trialsDevelopment / trials
Primary domain
Air
System type
Cargo aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Dufour Aerospace
Origin / production countries
Switzerland
Other names
Aero2
Variants / configurations
Aero-200 current offering; Earlier Aero2 design targets — not equivalent demonstrated figures
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

A July 2026 demonstration is documented by the supplier. Earlier Aero2 targets and current Aero-200 figures must remain separate.

Role & capabilities

  • Cargo transport

Specifications in context

Airframe
VTOL tilt-wing logistics aircraft

Aero2 lineage; current production configuration needs versioned documentation.

Source
Launch / recovery
Vertical take-off and landing

Current manufacturer architecture.

Source
Propulsion
Hybrid-electric

Current Aero-200 offering.

Source
Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Range
200 km with 20 kg payload

Supplier-reported demonstration, distinct from older Aero2 targets.

Source
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Payload
20 kg at the documented 200 km point

July 2026 demonstration notice; not maximum structural payload.

Source
Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source