JUMP 20
A Group 3 fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft with vertical take-off and landing and modular mission payloads.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- AeroVironment
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- JUMP 20 current marketed baseline
- Operators / programme customers
- Not confirmed in the reviewed public sources
Evidence & current status
The sources below establish the stated programme milestone or supplier claim. They do not independently verify every configuration, delivery total or advertised performance figure.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing VTOL reconnaissance aircraft
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Vertical take-off and landing
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 5.7 m span; 2.8 m length
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 97.5 kg maximum take-off mass
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 13+ h
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Range
- 185 km advertised operational range
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 13.6 kg
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Modular EO/IR and other sensor options
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Configurable ground-control and payload interfaces
Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together.
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