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Hydra S50 Kukulkán

Larger Mexican development of S45 offering increased sensor capacity and endurance.

Country / region
Mexico
Programme status
Supplier-reported status
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Hydra Technologies
Origin / production countries
Mexico
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Current manufacturer catalogue; operational acceptance and customer configuration not independently established.

Role & capabilities

  • Persistent surveillance
  • Multiple sensor carriage

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
Twin gasoline engines

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Dimensions
7.68 m wingspan

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Endurance
Up to 16 hours

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Range
Up to 120 km; definition not specified in table

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Altitude
Up to 17,000 ft above sea level

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Payload
25 kg

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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