Nauru 1000C ISTAR
Brazilian hybrid VTOL reconnaissance aircraft adopted by the Brazilian Army, with a separately described armed-development pathway.
- Country / region
- Brazil
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- XMobots
- Origin / production countries
- Brazil
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Nauru 1000C ISTAR reconnaissance configuration; Armed derivative with MBDA: development, not established service
- Operators / programme customers
- Brazilian Army
Evidence & current status
Army adoption is documented. Current manufacturer specifications should not be assumed for every earlier delivery; the armed derivative remains separately qualified.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing aircraft with separate vertical-lift rotors
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Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Automatic VTOL
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Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Combustion pusher engine for cruise; eight electric lift motors
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Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Wingspan 7.7 m; length 2.9 m; height 0.98 m
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Source ↗ - Mass
- Maximum take-off weight 181 kg
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Source ↗ - Endurance
- 10 hours
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Source ↗ - Range
- 60 km radio line-of-sight; 120 km optional
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Source ↗ - Speed
- 60 kt cruise
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Source ↗ - Altitude
- Service ceiling 10,000 ft
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Source ↗ - Payload
- Maximum 42 kg
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Source ↗ - Sensors
- XSIS stabilised EO/IR imaging system
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Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Ground datalink; ADS-B and transponder described
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