K1000ULE Context

Market context

K1000ULE is Kraus Hamdani Aerospace's ultra-long-endurance fixed-wing UAS for persistent aerial sensing and field operations.

  • Target environment: Remote field sites, border regions, maritime-adjacent surveillance areas and long-duration aerial observation missions.
  • Workflow context: Persistent ISR, environmental monitoring, surveillance, mapping and sensor carriage across long-range flight profiles.
  • Customer context: Government, defense, security, environmental and infrastructure operators needing endurance over small-drone portability.
  • Deployment model: Commercial fixed-wing UAS platform sold around endurance, range and persistent mission support.
  • Commercial maturity: Available product with public product page and mission-level positioning.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on airspace permission, launch and recovery workflow, payload fit, endurance claims, maintenance and procurement needs.
  • Market position: Ultra-endurance fixed-wing UAS lane between small tactical drones and larger crewed or MALE aircraft systems.
  • Adjacent products: AeroVironment Puma, Quantum-Systems Vector, JOUAV CW series, Event 38 E400

Audience

Defense

Workflow

Persistent ISR, environmental monitoring, surveillance, mapping and sensor carriage across long-range flight profiles.

Deployment environment

Remote field sites, border regions, maritime-adjacent surveillance areas and long-duration aerial observation missions.

Specifications

  • Length: 3 m / 9.8 ft
  • Wingspan: 5 m / 16.5 ft
  • Propulsion: Fully electric solar-powered aircraft with in-flight solar recharge
  • Launch Recovery: Assemble and launch in minutes
  • Operational Role: Ultra-long-endurance ISR and communications UAS for remote or disconnected areas
  • Task Scope: Persistent ISR, communications relay, and long-range solar-powered aerial operations
  • Endurance: Around 24 hours with typical mission payloads; record flight almost 76 hours under optimal conditions
  • Communications: Command and control up to 150 km LOS from the GCS; SATCOM capable for beyond-radio-line-of-sight operations
  • Payload Options: Open-architecture payloads including ISR sensors, communications relays and MOD payloads
  • Operational Environment: Extreme, remote and disconnected defense, border security and industrial monitoring environments
  • Range: Command-and-control coverage up to 150 km LOS from the GCS; SATCOM capable for worldwide operations
  • Market Availability: Proven operational success across extreme environments and operational worldwide
  • Mtow Kg: 19.3 kg

Tags

  • Peer Group: Tactical ISR UAV
  • Workflow: Tactical reconnaissance
  • Capability: Remote operation
  • Deployment Environment: Outdoor field environment
  • Stack Layer: Finished robot platform
  • Commercial Stage: Deployed platform

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