SCORPIO 500 product profile
SCORPIO 500 is XTEND tactical small UAS platform within its defense drone lineup. It is positioned for operator-guided missions where compact unmanned aircraft need reconnaissance, overwatch or mission support in complex environments.
Facts
- Company: XTEND
- Product type: Reconnaissance UAV
- Status: commercial
- Capability focus: Defense
- Website: https://www.xtend.me/scorpio-500
Profile sections
- Summary
- Overview
- Market context
- Audience
- Workflow
- Capability
- Deployment environment
- Positioning tags
- Specifications
- Tags
- Comparable Systems
- Sources
Summary
SCORPIO 500 is XTEND tactical small UAS platform within its defense drone lineup. It is positioned for operator-guided missions where compact unmanned aircraft need reconnaissance, overwatch or mission support in complex environments.
Overview
SCORPIO 500 is XTEND tactical small UAS platform within its defense drone lineup. It is positioned for operator-guided missions where compact unmanned aircraft need reconnaissance, overwatch or mission support in complex environments.
Market context
Compact tactical SUAS for reconnaissance, interception, and close-combat missions in GNSS-denied environments.
- Target environment: Defense field environments, GNSS-denied areas, urban operations and tactical small-unit missions.
- Workflow context: Reconnaissance, close-combat support, interception, remote operation and tactical aerial sensing.
- Customer context: Defense forces, security teams and government users needing compact tactical drones.
- Deployment model: Commercial compact defense sUAS in XTEND's Scorpio family.
- Commercial maturity: Commercial product with public product page and defense mission positioning.
- Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on mission rules, endurance, payload, operator training, procurement and communications resilience.
- Market position: Compact tactical drone lane inside XTEND's human-guided autonomy portfolio.
- Adjacent products: SCORPIO 1000, XTEND Wolverine, Teal Black Widow, BRINC Lemur
Workflow
Reconnaissance, close-combat support, interception, remote operation and tactical aerial sensing.
Deployment environment
Defense field environments, GNSS-denied areas, urban operations and tactical small-unit missions.
Positioning tags
- Audience: Defense
- Workflow: Reconnaissance, close-combat support, interception, remote operation and tactical aerial sensing.
- Capability: defense
- Deployment environment: Defense field environments, GNSS-denied areas, urban operations and tactical small-unit missions.
Specifications
- Weight Kg: 2.1 kg
- Dimensions: Frame size 17 x 17.6 x 5.8 in / 43 x 44.8 x 14.7 cm
- Speed: 25 mph / 40 km/h
- Flight Time: 15 minutes
- Wind Resistance: Wind endurance 28 km/h reported
- Payload Capacity Kg: 0.5 kg
- Range: 4.8 km operational range reported
- Deployment Time: Ready to fly in less than 40 seconds
- Camera System: FPV camera for navigation
- Operational Role: Caged tactical drone for indoor/outdoor precision operations
Tags
- Peer Group: Tactical ISR UAV
- Workflow: Tactical reconnaissance
- Capability: Remote operation
- Deployment Environment: Defence operational environment, Outdoor field environment
- Stack Layer: Finished robot platform
- Commercial Stage: Deployed platform
Comparable Systems
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- Iroko UAV - Terra Industries - UAV
- VECTOR RCV - Milrem Robotics - UGV
- GEREON RCS - ARX Robotics - Unmanned Ground Vehicle
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