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Fulmar X

Spanish-developed reusable surveillance aircraft, recorded against Thales’s dated launch baseline.

Country / region
Spain
Programme status
Supplier-reported status
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Thales
Origin / production countries
Spain
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Fulmar X; original Fulmar requires its own baseline
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Dated manufacturer launch evidence; current production and customer acceptance remain unverified.

Role & capabilities

  • Reconnaissance

Specifications in context

Airframe
Carbon-fibre fixed wing

2016 Fulmar X baseline.

Source
Launch / recovery
Catapult / net

Land and ship operating concept.

Source
Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Dimensions
3 m wingspan

Thales launch description.

Source
Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Endurance
More than 8 hours

2016 supplier claim.

Source
Range
More than 80 km operating reach

2016 supplier claim; not established as ferry range.

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
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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.

Source