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
- 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.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Vertical take-off and landing
Manufacturer architecture.
Source - Propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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
- More than 4 hours advertised
Payload and environmental conditions are not fully specified.
Source - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Speed
- 45 knots cruise
Supplier overview.
Source - Altitude
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Payload
- Up to 7 kg
Supplier maximum; not assumed simultaneous with maximum endurance.
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