Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Teledyne FLIR
- Origin / production countries
- Canada
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- R70 configurations; R80D is separate
- Operators / programme customers
- Canada — procurement customer; Ukraine — intended recipient
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 R70 is manufactured in Waterloo, Ontario, according to Teledyne’s February 2024 procurement announcement. It is therefore recorded under Canadian origin/production rather than the countries buying or receiving it. The aircraft supports daytime and thermal imaging and interchangeable payloads.
The public product page gives payload capacity and operating altitude but gates much of its detailed documentation. Those omissions remain visible here. The 800-plus figure comes from an announced procurement and donation package; it is not independently verified delivery completion. The related R80D SkyRaider is a different system.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe | Small VTOL multirotor | Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together. Source ↗ |
| Launch / recovery | Vertical take-off and landing | Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together. Source ↗ |
| Propulsion | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Dimensions | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Mass | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Endurance | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Range | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Speed | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Altitude | Up to 15,000 ft mean sea level | Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together. Source ↗ |
| Payload | Up to 3.5 kg | Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together. Source ↗ |
| Sensors | Daytime and thermal imaging options | Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together. Source ↗ |
| Communications / navigation | Autonomous navigation and modular mission interfaces | Published specification for the named configuration. Maxima are not necessarily achievable together. 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.
- Teledyne FLIR SkyRanger R70 product page (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme source
- Teledyne Canadian procurement announcement, February 2024 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme source