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Airbus U070 / VSR700

Ship-capable uncrewed helicopter ordered for the French Navy, now marketed as Airbus U070.

Country / region
France
Programme status
Order / production commitment
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
Order / production commitmentOrder / production commitment
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Airbus Helicopters; Naval Group integration
Origin / production countries
France
Other names
VSR700; U070; SDAM
Variants / configurations
VSR700 demonstrators; U070 French naval ISR configuration
Operators / programme customers
French Navy — six ordered, planned operation from 2028

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
Uncrewed helicopter derived from Guimbal Cabri G2

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Launch / recovery
Automatic vertical take-off and landing; naval deck operation

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Propulsion
Diesel engine

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Dimensions
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

Source
Mass
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

Source
Endurance
Eight-hour class

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Range
Approximately 150 km from host ship

Naval programme advertised operational reach.

Source
Speed
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

Source
Altitude
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

Source
Payload
Up to 80 kg

Naval Group programme figure.

Source
Sensors
French order: surveillance radar, EO system and AIS

Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.

Source
Communications / navigation
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

Source