ALTI Transition
South African hybrid VTOL surveillance aircraft with documented security procurement and several published configurations.
- Country / region
- South Africa
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- ALTI Unmanned
- Origin / production countries
- South Africa
- Other names
- Transition VTOL
- Variants / configurations
- Published supplier baseline; US government measurement-campaign configuration
- Operators / programme customers
- Nigeria Police Force — acquisition announced March 2022
Evidence & current status
Security-operator acquisition is documented. Manufacturer-profile and test-aircraft configurations differ; current production data and exact delivered Nigerian configuration remain unresolved.
Role & capabilities
- Runway-independent surveillance
- Hybrid VTOL and wing-borne flight
- Day and night sensor carriage
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Hybrid fixed-wing VTOL
Manufacturer-supplied CAMASA profile.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- Wingspan 3 m
Association-profile configuration.
Source - Mass
- US test aircraft: 11.8 kg empty; 18 kg maximum
Operator-supplied values in the measurement report, not a universal Transition specification.
Source - Endurance
- Up to 8 hours
Supplier-profile claim; not the separate 12/14-hour claims in other records.
Source - Range
- Up to 600 km total flight distance
Supplier-profile claim; not control radius.
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
- Up to 1 kg
Supplier-profile configuration; the US test report records 1.5 kg for its particular aircraft.
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.
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