Airbus U050 Capa-X
Modular French tactical UAV with a September 2026 order for Army and Navy evaluations and delivery planned in 2027.
- Country / region
- France
- Programme status
- Order / production commitment
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Airbus Helicopters / Survey Copter
- Origin / production countries
- France
- Other names
- Capa-X; U050
- Variants / configurations
- CTOL / VTOL configurations; Short-wing and long-wing arrangements
- Operators / programme customers
- French Army and Navy — evaluation customers
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
- Modular fixed-wing UAV with CTOL and VTOL configurations
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Conventional or vertical take-off and landing
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
- Long-wing span 6 m; length 4 m
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 120 kg MTOW
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Seven hours demonstrated in evaluation; up to ten hours advertised
Manufacturer distinguishes evaluation result from maximum capability.
Source ↗ - Range
- 100 km direct data-link range
Direct link, not total distance travelled.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 150 km/h maximum in short-wing configuration
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 3,000 m ceiling
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Up to 20 kg
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Initial configuration: EO imagery and SIGINT
Describes ordered baseline, not all future options.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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