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SUBARU ATLA collaborative UAV demonstrator

A Japanese experimental aircraft delivered to ATLA in July 2025 for research into collaboration with piloted aircraft.

Country / region
Japan
Programme status
Development / trials
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
Development / trialsDevelopment / trials
Primary domain
Air
System type
Collaborative aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
SUBARU
Origin / production countries
Japan
Other names
SUBARU remotely operated support-aircraft research demonstrator; ATLA collaborative UAV experiment
Variants / configurations
Experimental aircraft delivered July 2025; no production variant established
Operators / programme customers
Japan ATLA — research customer

Evidence & current status

Delivery of a flight-tested experimental aircraft is documented. A production designation or operational fleet is not established.

Role & capabilities

  • Collaborative aircraft

Specifications in context

Airframe
Experimental unmanned aircraft for crewed–uncrewed collaboration

A production designation and complete airframe baseline are not disclosed.

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Launch / recovery
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Propulsion
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Dimensions
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Mass
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Endurance
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Range
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Speed
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Altitude
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Payload
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Sensors
Not established from the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Communications / navigation
Pilot-supervised unmanned-aircraft control and autonomous collaboration research

Research objectives; not an operational capability rating.

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