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Fulmar X

Spanish-developed reusable surveillance aircraft, recorded against Thales’s dated launch baseline.

Country / region
Spain
Programme status
Supplier-reported status
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Thales
Origin / production countries
Spain
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Fulmar X; original Fulmar requires its own baseline
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Dated manufacturer launch evidence; current production and customer acceptance remain unverified.

Role & capabilities

  • Reconnaissance

Specifications in context

Airframe
Carbon-fibre fixed wing

2016 Fulmar X baseline.

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Launch / recovery
Catapult / net

Land and ship operating concept.

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Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Dimensions
3 m wingspan

Thales launch description.

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Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Endurance
More than 8 hours

2016 supplier claim.

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Range
More than 80 km operating reach

2016 supplier claim; not established as ferry range.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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