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FV-014

European-developed electric loitering-munition programme with a documented German framework agreement.

Country / region
Germany
Programme status
Order / production commitment
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Order / production commitmentOrder / production commitment
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.

Role & capabilities

  • Loitering munition programme

Specifications in context

Airframe
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Propulsion
Electric

Supplier baseline, June 2026.

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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Mass
Approximately 20 kg

June release; other dated configurations require separate values.

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Endurance
Up to 70 minutes

Supplier maximum, mission dependent.

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Range
Up to 100 km

Aircraft range; distinct from stated 60 km datalink reach.

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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
Gimballed observation sensor

Public supplier description.

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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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