Role & capabilities
- Cargo aircraft
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Cargo aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Windracers
- Origin / production countries
- United Kingdom
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- ULTRA; published performance has evolved by configuration and date
- Operators / programme customers
- Ukraine — manufacturer documents operation since 2023
Evidence & current status
Published performance is supplier-reported and configuration dependent; operational use does not independently validate every specification.
ULTRA is Windracers' uncrewed aircraft for cargo delivery and other long-duration missions. Its defence role centres on moving supplies, although the manufacturer also offers reconnaissance configurations. A cargo aircraft can carry mission equipment, but that does not make every ULTRA a surveillance aircraft or establish the performance of a particular installed sensor package.
Windracers states that the type has operated in Ukraine since 2023. In April 2026 it announced selection as a primary supplier in a further UK drone-support package. Those statements provide a programme and use record, while aircraft quantities and individual deliveries remain separate questions.
The product has evolved. January and April 2026 announcements describe more than 150 kg of carrying capacity and roughly 2,000 km reach; the later defence page advertises a 200 kg payload and fifteen-hour maximum endurance. These should be treated as version- and load-dependent figures. In particular, maximum payload and maximum range are not evidence of one flight carrying that load for that distance. This record identifies the source attached to each headline value.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe | Fixed-wing dual-use cargo aircraft | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Launch / recovery | Automatic short take-off and landing | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. 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 | Up to 15 hours on current defence page | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Range | Up to 2,000 km advertised; payload relationship not specified | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Speed | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Altitude | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Payload | 200 kg on current defence page; earlier 2026 releases describe 150+ kg | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source ↗ |
| Sensors | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Communications / navigation | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
Documented milestones
Further UK support package
Windracers announced selection as a primary supplier supporting Ukraine.
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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 ULTRA defence product data (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
- Ukraine supply announcement, 15 April 2026 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
- Range announcement, 15 January 2026 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme