Penguin C Mk2 conventional-launch family
Conventional-launch Penguin reconnaissance aircraft, separated from the existing Mk2.5 VTOL profile and its operator history.
- Country / region
- Latvia
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Redwire / Edge Autonomy / UAV Factory lineage
- Origin / production countries
- Latvia
- Other names
- Penguin C Mk2X — configuration verification pending
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Ukrainian Armed Forces — company filing; Latvian Ministry of Defence — company filing
Evidence & current status
Manufacturer delivery evidence and regulatory customer disclosure; Mk2X configuration equivalence remains unresolved.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Conventional-launch fixed wing
Not Mk2.5 VTOL.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Propulsion
- 28 cc electronic-fuel-injection engine
2020 configuration.
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
- Up to 25 hours, payload dependent
2025 annual filing; older test reported 25.5 hours with a specific payload.
Source - Range
- 180 km line-of-sight communications
Current corporate filing; older release reported more than 120 km.
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
- Modular Epsilon EO/IR family and customer-specific payloads
Fit varies by generation and aircraft.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source