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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

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
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
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.

Source