FV-014
European-developed electric loitering-munition programme with a documented German framework agreement.
- Country / region
- Germany
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Loitering munition
- Developer / manufacturer
- Rheinmetall
- Origin / production countries
- Germany
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Bundeswehr — framework agreement, acceptance not inferred
Evidence & current status
2026 corporate reporting corroborates a framework agreement; delivery and operational acceptance are separate questions.
Role & capabilities
- Loitering munition programme
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
- Electric
Supplier baseline, June 2026.
Source - Dimensions
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Mass
- Approximately 20 kg
June release; other dated configurations require separate values.
Source - Endurance
- Up to 70 minutes
Supplier maximum, mission dependent.
Source - Range
- Up to 100 km
Aircraft range; distinct from stated 60 km datalink reach.
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
- Gimballed observation sensor
Public supplier description.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source