RUAS-160
An Argentine coaxial uncrewed helicopter with documented naval configuration work and operator training.
- Country / region
- Argentina
- Programme status
- Development / trials
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Cicaré / Marinelli / INVAP
- Origin / production countries
- Argentina
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Original 2020 configuration; MET 2 / MET 2.5 naval development
- Operators / programme customers
- Argentine Navy (training and trials)
Evidence & current status
Defence relevance is documented; naval acceptance is not inferred from training or the civilian exhibition.
Role & capabilities
- Vertical take-off and landing
- Modular observation
- Naval-aircraft development
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Coaxial-rotor helicopter
Published baseline; load and conditions affect performance.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Propulsion
- Piston-engine configurations
Published baseline; load and conditions affect performance.
Source - Dimensions
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Mass
- Below 150 kg take-off weight
2020 presentation; later naval standards may differ.
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
- Approximately 80 kg combined fuel-and-sensor allowance
Not spare sensor payload.
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