FT-5 / GLADIUS reconnaissance component
Polish tactical reconnaissance aircraft that forms the reusable sensor component of the wider GLADIUS system.
- Country / region
- Poland
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Flytronic / WB GROUP
- Origin / production countries
- Poland
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- FT-5 IMINT; FT-5 ELINT; FT-5 SAR
- Operators / programme customers
- Poland — GLADIUS customer
Evidence & current status
Published performance is supplier-reported and configuration dependent; operational use does not independently validate every specification.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing tactical reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Runway take-off and automatic landing
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Two independently controlled fuel-injected engines
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 6.4 m span; 3.1 m length
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 85 kg brochure weight; precise mass definition not stated
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Up to 10 hours
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Range
- 150 km radio line-of-sight
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 5,000 m AMSL
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- EO/IR; SAR and electronic-intelligence variants
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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