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Spy'Ranger 330 / SMDR

French Army reconnaissance aircraft with documented deliveries, deployed use and a versioned military type certificate.

Country / region
France
Programme status
In service / use documented
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Thales
Origin / production countries
France
Other names
SMDR
Variants / configurations
SMDR VMO+; SMDR V1Bis
Operators / programme customers
French Army

Evidence & current status

DGA documents deliveries and operational deployment; the cited 2022 fleet figures are historical, not a current inventory.

Role & capabilities

  • Reconnaissance

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
Ramp launch; recovery not established here

Only the sourced launch method is recorded.

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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
Approximately 4 m wingspan

DGA SMDR baseline, November 2022.

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Mass
15 kg

Operator-described SMDR aircraft.

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Endurance
Approximately 2 h 30 min

Configuration stated in the 2022 delivery release.

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Range
30 km video datalink reach

Communications reach from ground station, not 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
Day/night electro-optical imaging

Operator-described payload.

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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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