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

Airboxer / HEF 32

Dutch uncrewed helicopter for surveillance and maritime applications, with a manufacturer-documented naval development relationship.

Country / region
Netherlands
Programme status
Supplier-reported status
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
High Eye
Origin / production countries
Netherlands
Other names
HEF 32
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Royal Netherlands Navy — development cooperation, fleet acceptance not established

Evidence & current status

Naval cooperation is listed by the manufacturer. It does not establish a delivered military fleet or independent validation of maximum figures.

Role & capabilities

  • Reconnaissance

Specifications in context

Airframe
Uncrewed helicopter

Current Airboxer family.

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Launch / recovery
Vertical take-off and landing

Manufacturer architecture.

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Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Endurance
More than 4 hours advertised

Payload and environmental conditions are not fully specified.

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Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Speed
45 knots cruise

Supplier overview.

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Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Payload
Up to 7 kg

Supplier maximum; not assumed simultaneous with maximum endurance.

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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