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
- 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.
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