Delair DT46
Convertible French reconnaissance aircraft offered in VTOL and conventional fixed-wing configurations with different mass and endurance.
- Country / region
- France
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Delair
- Origin / production countries
- France
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- DT46 VTOL; DT46 conventional fixed-wing
- Operators / programme customers
- French Army
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
- Convertible fixed-wing UAV with optional vertical-lift configuration
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- VTOL; or catapult launch and belly recovery
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
- 4.5 m span; 2 m length
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 25 kg VTOL; 20 kg conventional configuration
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Up to 3 h 30 min VTOL; up to 6 h 30 min conventional
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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
- 5 kg
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- EO/IR; LiDAR/RGB or customer payload options
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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