SCORPIO 500 Context

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

Audience

Defense

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.

Specifications

  • Weight: 2.1 kg
  • Dimensions: Frame size 17 x 17.6 x 5.8 in / 43 x 44.8 x 14.7 cm
  • Wind Resistance: Wind endurance 28 km/h reported
  • Flight Time Minutes: 15 minutes
  • Payload capacity: 0.5 kg
  • Maximum speed: 40 km/h / 11.1 m/s
  • 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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