Penguin Mk2.5 VTOL
VTOL member of the Penguin reconnaissance family, with a 12-hour-class published endurance and Baltic military customers.
- Country / region
- Latvia / United States
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Redwire / Edge Autonomy
- Origin / production countries
- Latvia / United States
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Penguin Mk2.5 VTOL / Penguin C VTOL; conventional Penguin C Mk2 is distinct
- Operators / programme customers
- Latvia Ministry of Defence; Lithuania Ministry of Defence; Royal Saudi Air Force
Evidence & current status
Published performance is supplier-reported and configuration dependent; operational use does not independently validate every specification.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing aircraft with vertical-lift capability
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Automatic VTOL; emergency parachute recovery
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 4.12 m wingspan
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 41 kg MTOW
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 12+ hours
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Range
- Up to 180 km communications range
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 30+ knots cruise; 65+ knots maximum
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 4,000 m ceiling
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Modular EO/IR payload options
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Digital video, data and communications-relay options
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
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