Albatross / Chung Shyang tactical UAV
Taiwan's established tactical surveillance UAV, with a public manufacturer brochure and military-exercise use described by NCSIST.
- Country / region
- Taiwan
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- 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 I; Chung Shyang; Chung-Shiang
- Variants / configurations
- Original Albatross tactical system; Albatross II is recorded separately
- Operators / programme customers
- Taiwan military exercise use documented by NCSIST; exact current service allocation not established
Evidence & current status
Military exercise use is documented by the developer. Published numbers refer to the earlier Albatross brochure, not the successor.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Tactical fixed-wing UAV
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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 10 hours
Legacy brochure baseline, not Albatross II.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 60 knots cruise
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Above 13,000 ft
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- More than 100 lb
Legacy brochure rating; not a payload plus maximum-endurance guarantee.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Day and night surveillance
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Ground control and imagery/data relay
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
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