Vector / Vector AI
An electric reconnaissance aircraft family combining vertical takeoff with fixed-wing observation. Its newer Vector AI configuration emphasises software integration, modular payloads and navigation assistance.
- Country / region
- Germany / United States
- Programme status
- Supplier account
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Quantum Systems
- Origin / production countries
- Germany / United States
- Other names
- Vector AI; Vector
- Variants / configurations
- Vector legacy; Vector AI fixed-wing; Vector AI multicopter
- Operators / programme customers
- US Army — April 2026 selection; this is not a delivery count
Evidence & current status
Status and performance are attributed to the supplier. They do not establish an independently audited fleet size or effectiveness rate.
Role & capabilities
- Electric VTOL
- EO/IR payloads
- Modular architecture
- Vision-assisted navigation
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Convertible electric fixed-wing / multicopter
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Vertical take-off and landing
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Electric motors
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Fixed-wing: 2.80 m span, 1.5 m length
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Mass
- AI fixed-wing MTOW 9.5 kg; multicopter 8.0 kg
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- AI fixed-wing 180+ min; multicopter 35 min
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Range
- Datalink: fixed-wing 60+ km; multicopter 15+ km
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Fixed-wing 15–20 m/s; multicopter 0–15 m/s
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 4,000 m maximum operating altitude above mean sea level
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Raptor EO/IR gimbal; modular additional payloads
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Encrypted datalink; visual-inertial navigation advertised
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
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