Role & capabilities
- Loitering munition programme
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Loitering munition
- Developer / manufacturer
- Rheinmetall
- Origin / production countries
- Germany
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Bundeswehr — framework agreement, acceptance not inferred
Evidence & current status
2026 corporate reporting corroborates a framework agreement; delivery and operational acceptance are separate questions.
FV-014 is Rheinmetall's own electric loitering-munition programme, distinct from the HERO products that appear elsewhere in its portfolio. The June 2026 supplier update describes the aircraft baseline and refers to a German framework contract. The company's August half-year report independently confirms that it secured an FV-014 framework agreement for the Bundeswehr during the first half of 2026.
A framework agreement supports the order or production-commitment classification. It does not show that every possible quantity has been called off, delivered or accepted by an operational unit. Demonstrations likewise support technical progress without establishing a deployed fleet.
The profile separates total advertised range from datalink reach and retains the source configuration. Industrial scale-up claims are treated as plans or supplier statements. Public technical fields are limited to general vehicle characteristics; unverified customer-specific equipment and production quantities remain open.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source |
| Launch / recovery | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source |
| Propulsion | Electric | Supplier baseline, June 2026. Source |
| Dimensions | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source |
| Mass | Approximately 20 kg | June release; other dated configurations require separate values. Source |
| Endurance | Up to 70 minutes | Supplier maximum, mission dependent. Source |
| Range | Up to 100 km | Aircraft range; distinct from stated 60 km datalink reach. 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 | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source |
| Sensors | Gimballed observation sensor | Public supplier description. Source |
| Communications / navigation | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source |
Publication history
- — Published reference update.
Suggest a correction to this entry
Follow the evidence
Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.