Facts

• Company: AeroVironment
• Product type: UAV
• Status: commercial
• Website: https://www.avinc.com/solution/jump-20-x/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Overview
• Market context
• Audience
• Workflow
• Capability
• Deployment environment
• Positioning tags
• Specifications
• Tags
• Timeline / Research
• Operations Claims / Customers and deployments
• Comparable Systems
• Sources

Summary

JUMP 20-X is AeroVironment Group 3 vertical-takeoff fixed-wing UAS for military ISR. It is designed for runway-independent launch, long endurance and modular payload integration in tactical reconnaissance and surveillance missions.

Overview

JUMP 20-X is AeroVironment Group 3 vertical-takeoff fixed-wing UAS for military ISR. It is designed for runway-independent launch, long endurance and modular payload integration in tactical reconnaissance and surveillance missions.

Market context

JUMP 20-X is AeroVironment next-generation Group 3 VTOL UAS for land and maritime operations with persistent ISR and BLOS capability.

• Target environment: Defence operational environments including land and maritime operational areas.
• Workflow context: Persistent ISR, beyond-line-of-sight operations and modular payload missions using a Group 3 VTOL UAS.
• Customer context: Defence customers requiring Group 3 VTOL UAS for persistent ISR and multi-mission operations.
• Deployment model: Deployed defence UAS from a major U.S. defence drone manufacturer.
• Commercial maturity: Active defence UAS platform with procurement pathways and field deployment.
• Adoption constraints: Defence procurement cycles and mission-specific payload certification.
• Market position: The strongest current non-loitering aircraft on the AeroVironment profile for long-endurance VTOL ISR.
• Adjacent products: Puma 3 AE, tactical Group 3 UAS

Audience

Defense

Workflow

Persistent ISR, beyond-line-of-sight operations and modular payload missions using a Group 3 VTOL UAS.

Capability

Remote operation

Deployment environment

Defence operational environments including land and maritime operational areas.

Positioning tags

• Audience: Defense
• Workflow: Persistent ISR, beyond-line-of-sight operations and modular payload missions using a Group 3 VTOL UAS.
• Capability: Remote operation
• Deployment environment: Defence operational environments including land and maritime operational areas.

Specifications

• Wingspan Ft: 5.73 m / 18.8 ft
• Length: 2.90 m / 9.5 ft
• Form Type: Group 3 VTOL UAS
• Endurance: 13 hours+
• Range: 185 km
• Takeoff Weight: 97.52 kg
• Propulsion: Multi-fuel propulsion system
• Architecture: Modular open systems architecture
• Communications: BLOS capability and STANAG-compliant communications
• Autonomy Model: AI-enabled autonomy with hands-free launch and recovery
• Operational Environment: Land and maritime operations
• Payload Capacity Kg: 13.61 kg

Tags

• Peer Group: Tactical ISR UAV
• Workflow: Drone ISR
• Capability: Remote operation
• Deployment Environment: Defence operational environment
• Stack Layer: Finished robot platform
• Commercial Stage: Commercial product
• Market Signal: Blue UAS platform

Timeline / Research

• 2026-04-01 - Contract Award - U.S. Navy selects AeroVironment for ISR services with JUMP 20-X - AeroVironment was selected by the U.S. Navy to provide contractor-owned, contractor-operated intelligence, surveillance, an…
• 2025-02-16 - Product Launch - AeroVironment unveils JUMP 20-X maritime VTOL UAS - AeroVironment announced the launch of JUMP 20-X as a next-generation modular Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system.

Operations Claims / Customers and deployments

• Service Award Status - JUMP 20-X selected for U.S. Navy ISR services - 2026-04-01 - U.S. Navy - maritime ISR - The U.S. Navy selected AeroVironment to deliver ISR services using JUMP 20-X with advanced payload integrati…
• Commercial Rollout - JUMP 20 selected for tactical UAS program of record - 2025-02-10 - Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization - Denmark - DALO selected AeroVironment JUMP 20 for Denmark’s Group 3 tactica…

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• AR5 - TEKEVER - UAV
• Black Widow - Red Cat - UAV