Patroller
French tactical reconnaissance UAV with German Stemme airframe heritage; France's procurement programme was abandoned after delays.
- Country / region
- France / Germany
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Safran Electronics & Defense
- Origin / production countries
- France / Germany
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- French SDT configuration; Maritime surveillance configuration
- Operators / programme customers
- France — initial aircraft delivered; procurement abandoned
Evidence & current status
France's abandoned procurement must be distinguished from Safran's continuing product presentation; no complete current export fleet is established here.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing motor-glider-derived aircraft
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 18 m span; 8.5 m length
French SDT configuration.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 1.2 tonnes
French military page.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 15 hours
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Range
- 180 km LOS; 1,000 km with SATCOM, supplier figures
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 100–200 km/h
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 16,000 ft
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 210 kg
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Euroflir 410 EO/IR; configurable radar or signals-intelligence equipment
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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