NUT
Egyptian tactical reconnaissance aircraft publicly presented in 2021, with government-published performance figures and an unresolved payload discrepancy.
- Country / region
- Egypt
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Arab Organization for Industrialization / Military Technical College
- Origin / production countries
- Egypt
- Other names
- Nut
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Not identified in reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Reviewed 21 September 2026. Supplier-reported status denotes a publicly presented, officially described programme; operational acceptance was not verified. The 50/65 kg payload conflict is unresolved, and numerical data should be treated as published claims.
Role & capabilities
- Tactical reconnaissance
- Visual observation
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Mass
- 340 kg maximum weight
Government's 2023 wording; not independently validated as a certified take-off mass.
Source - Endurance
- 10 hours
Government's 2023 published figure; flight conditions unspecified.
Source - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Speed
- 180 km/h maximum; 120–140 km/h level-flight speed
Government's 2023 figures.
Source - Altitude
- 5,000 m maximum
Government's 2023 description; altitude reference not stated.
Source - Payload
- 50 kg; earlier official announcement said 65 kg
2023 baseline; conflicting 2021 capacity claim is retained in the body and earlier source.
Source - Sensors
- Television / digital camera
Government's 2023 description; model and sensor performance unspecified.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source