Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Flytronic / WB GROUP
- Origin / production countries
- Poland / Ukraine
- Other names
- FlyEye
- Variants / configurations
- FLYEYE 3.6; earlier configurations differ
- Operators / programme customers
- Polish Armed Forces; Ukrainian Armed Forces
Evidence & current status
Published performance is supplier-reported and configuration dependent; operational use does not independently validate every specification.
FLYEYE is a small electric fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft developed by Flytronic within Poland's WB GROUP. Its observation module combines daylight and thermal imagery, with alternative mission modules available. Hand launch and autonomous recovery reduce dependence on airfield infrastructure, while the aircraft's motor-glider configuration distinguishes it from a hovering quadcopter.
The family has undergone several upgrades. WB reported its thousandth aircraft, a FlyEye 3.6, leaving production in March 2024. In August 2025 it confirmed production in Ukraine and identified the Ukrainian armed forces as a major user. Poland is also an established military operator. The June 2026 procurement announcement adds a substantial new Polish order; this is a commitment to further deliveries, not a count of aircraft already in service.
Specifications here follow the current English product page unless otherwise identified. Older brochures show different endurance and altitude figures. Their values should not be combined into an imaginary single configuration. Radio-link range, total distance travelled and time airborne describe different limits.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe | Fixed-wing motor glider | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Launch / recovery | Hand launch; autonomous recovery | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Propulsion | Electric | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Dimensions | 3.6 m wingspan; 1.8 m length | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Mass | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Endurance | 4.5+ hours | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Range | 40+ km line-of-sight transmission range | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Speed | 120 km/h maximum | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Altitude | 3,000 m AMSL on current English page | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Payload | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Sensors | Daylight and thermal cameras | 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. Source ↗ |
Documented milestones
Production in Ukraine announced
WB confirmed manufacture of complete systems by its Ukrainian subsidiary.
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Publication history
- — Added a sourced global catalogue profile with configuration-specific data and explicit evidence limits.
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Follow the evidence
Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.
- Current FLYEYE specifications (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
- Thousandth FlyEye, 26 March 2024 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
- Ukrainian production, 31 August 2025 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
- Polish procurement announcement, 1 June 2026 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme