Airbus U850 SIRTAP
Spanish tactical UAV programme ordered for Army and Air and Space Force ISR, with current Airbus delivery planning extending to 2028.
- Country / region
- Spain
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Airbus Defence and Space
- Origin / production countries
- Spain
- Other names
- SIRTAP; U850
- Variants / configurations
- SIRTAP / U850; Spanish unarmed ISR configuration; armed growth proposed
- Operators / programme customers
- Spanish Army and Air and Space Force — ordered, deliveries planned
Evidence & current status
Specifications are programme claims. Current product page has an incomplete mass value; the older 750 kg design figure is retained only with its date.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing tactical reconnaissance aircraft
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Conventional runway; semi-prepared runway operation advertised
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
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 2024 design poster: 750 kg MTOW; current webpage mass is incomplete
Historical design baseline; requires current confirmation.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- More than 20 hours
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Range
- More than 2,000 km mission range with SATCOM, supplier claim
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- More than 21,000 ft service ceiling
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Payload
- More than 150 kg; up to 180 kg depending on configuration
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- EO/IR and radar configurations
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight SATCOM
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
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