Albatross II
A Taiwanese maritime surveillance aircraft with a developer-published endurance above 16 hours and a multi-sensor mission offering.
- Country / region
- Taiwan
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)
- Origin / production countries
- Taiwan
- Other names
- Albatross 2
- Variants / configurations
- Albatross II; earlier Albatross tactical system is separate
- Operators / programme customers
- Specific operational acceptance not established in the reviewed product page
Evidence & current status
Manufacturer specifications and mission options are documented. A product page alone does not establish operational acceptance of every advertised payload.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Maritime surveillance UAV
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Automatic take-off and landing
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Mass
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Endurance
- More than 16 hours
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source - Range
- More than 300 km, described as flight distance
Manufacturer does not clearly define radius versus total distance in the reviewed text.
Source - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Altitude
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Optical/thermal imaging, maritime radar, AIS and electronic-reconnaissance options
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Redundant navigation/control; integration with command information systems
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source