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

NCSIST Mighty Hornet I–III

Three separately described members of NCSIST's loitering-aircraft family, kept distinct from the existing Mighty Hornet IV record.

Country / region
Taiwan
Programme status
Supplier-reported status
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Air
System type
Loitering munition
Developer / manufacturer
National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
Origin / production countries
Taiwan
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Mighty Hornet I; Mighty Hornet II; Mighty Hornet III
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

The source for each variant must be consulted separately. Catalogue footer dates do not establish introduction or acceptance dates.

Role & capabilities

  • Loitering observation
  • Different launch configurations
  • Onboard image-processing offering

Specifications in context

Airframe
III: X-wing VTOL and wing-borne cruise configuration

Supplier specification; no independent performance validation established.

Source
Launch / recovery
Mighty Hornet I: pod launch

Mighty Hornet I only.

Source
Propulsion
III: electric

Supplier specification; no independent performance validation established.

Source
Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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
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