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Ghost-X

A small reconnaissance aircraft selected for a US Army company-level requirement in 2024 and documented with an Army unit in 2025.

Role & capabilities

  • Reconnaissance aircraft
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Anduril
Origin / production countries
United States
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Ghost-X; earlier Ghost configurations differ
Operators / programme customers
US Army

Evidence & current status

The sources below establish the stated programme milestone or supplier claim. They do not independently verify every configuration, delivery total or advertised performance figure.

Role and programme

The Army’s September 2024 announcement identifies Ghost X and PDW C-100 as selected platforms for its company-level small-UAS requirement. A July 2025 official image record documents a Ghost-X aircraft with an Army reconnaissance company, supporting use beyond an exhibition announcement.

Those primary sources are procurement and operator records rather than full technical datasheets. Commonly repeated endurance and payload figures are not inserted without a configuration-matched primary specification. The profile distinguishes Ghost-X from earlier Ghost aircraft and from Anduril’s separate Bolt and Altius product families.

Sourced specifications

Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.

SpecificationReported valueContext & source
AirframeSmall rotary-wing reconnaissance aircraftPublished specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together. Source ↗
Launch / recoveryVertical take-off and landingPublished specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together. Source ↗
PropulsionNot established from the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗
DimensionsNot established from the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗
MassNot established from the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗
EnduranceNot established from the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗
RangeNot established from the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗
SpeedNot established from the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗
AltitudeNot established from the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗
PayloadNot established from the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗
SensorsReconnaissance imaging capabilityPublished specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together. Source ↗
Communications / navigationNot established from the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗

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.

  1. US Army company-level small-UAS selection, 11 September 2024 (opens in a new tab)Government / operator
  2. US Army Ghost-X unit record, July 2025 (opens in a new tab)Government / operator

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North America defence drone coverage audit

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Anduril Industries

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Reviewed 20 Sept 2026Read