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Hydra S50 Kukulkán

Larger Mexican development of S45 offering increased sensor capacity and endurance.

Country / region
Mexico
Programme status
Supplier-reported status
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Hydra Technologies
Origin / production countries
Mexico
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Current manufacturer catalogue; operational acceptance and customer configuration not independently established.

Role & capabilities

  • Persistent surveillance
  • Multiple sensor carriage

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
Twin gasoline engines

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Dimensions
7.68 m wingspan

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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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
Up to 16 hours

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Range
Up to 120 km; definition not specified in table

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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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
Up to 17,000 ft above sea level

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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Payload
25 kg

Published baseline for this model; maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.

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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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