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Air · Reconnaissance aircraft

Xmobots Nauru 100D

A portable Brazilian electric VTOL reconnaissance aircraft with separately proposed armed and swarm derivatives.

Role & capabilities

  • Portable VTOL reconnaissance
  • Day/night imagery
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Xmobots
Origin / production countries
Brazil
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Nauru 100D surveillance baseline; UCAV and swarm derivatives: separate development claims
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Serial-production marketing does not identify named military acceptance. Armed derivatives have separate development status.

Nauru 100D is Xmobots' portable electric VTOL surveillance aircraft. It occupies a smaller size class than the Nauru 500C and 1000C, using a wing-borne cruise phase after vertical take-off. The manufacturer describes a two-person portable system with visible-light and thermal observation equipment.

Its technical page gives two hours of flight per battery. The same page advertises more than six hours of system availability using three batteries; this is not a six-hour uninterrupted sortie. Comparisons must preserve that distinction and the selected sensor configuration.

Xmobots separately discusses UCAV and swarm developments derived from the 100D. Its 2026 reporting describes an armed-version demonstration, while the product page labels derivative concepts. Neither establishes that every derivative shares an accepted military configuration. This record follows the surveillance baseline and leaves named customer acceptance open.

Sourced specifications

Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.

SpecificationReported valueContext & source
AirframeNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Launch / recoveryNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
PropulsionNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Dimensions2.1 m wingspanPublished baseline; load and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Mass9 kg maximum take-off weightPublished baseline; load and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Endurance2 hours per batteryThree-battery availability is not single-flight endurance. Source ↗
Range20–30 km operational rangePublished baseline; load and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Speed17 m/s / 33 knots cruisePublished baseline; load and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
AltitudeNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
PayloadNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
SensorsNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Communications / navigationNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗

Publication history

  • — Added in the September 2026 global coverage review, with sources, configuration limits and explicit data gaps.

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Follow the evidence

Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.

  1. Xmobots Nauru 100D product page (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
  2. Xmobots defence-programme update, 2026 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme

Explore the connections

Manufacturer indexBrazil

XMobots

Aircraft and programme links: Nauru 1000C ISTAR.

Reviewed 20 Sept 2026Read
Air · Coverage auditLatin America

Latin America defence drone coverage audit

4 original research topics reviewed: 0 resolved, 3 partially resolved and 1 still open. The remaining register identifies specific evidence needs.

Reviewed 21 Sept 2026Read