Spectre 2.0 Context

Market context

Spectre is a tether-powered UAS for persistent ISR, communications relay and payload integration.

Target environment: Defence, public-safety, fixed-site security and mobile command environments needing persistent elevated sensors or radios.
Workflow context: Tethered launch, continuous power, aerial sensing, network extension and payload support.
Customer context: Defence operators, public-safety agencies, security teams and communications units.
Deployment model: Commercial/fielded tethered UAS sold as a defence and public-safety system.
Commercial maturity: Fielded system with Blue List certification, official specifications and integration use in exercises.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on mobility needs, tether logistics, payload power draw, weather tolerance, support model and integration with command systems.
Market position: Persistent tethered ISR and communications UAS.
Adjacent products: Elistair Orion, Fotokite Sigma, Drone Aviation WASP

Defense

Tethered launch, continuous power, aerial sensing, network extension and payload support.

Defence, public-safety, fixed-site security and mobile command environments needing persistent elevated sensors or radios.

Endurance Profile: Continuous operation from tethered power
Aircraft Class: Tethered UAS
Maintenance Interval: 1500-hour maintenance interval
Operating Altitude: 60 m / 200 ft operating altitude
Weather Rating: Weather resistant; MIL-STD-810 feature indicated as coming soon on source page
Wind Tolerance: 11.2 m/s / 25 mph sustained wind tolerance, 13.4 m/s / 30 mph gusts
Control Interface: Ruggedized tablet, PC, ATAK, RaptorX and SDK control options
Launch Recovery: Quick-attachment no-tool landing ring
Tethered Power: Less than 2000 W continuous, 2400 W peak
Setup Time: Less than 10 minutes from case to altitude
Maintenance Model: Field replacement with a spares kit
Payload Architecture: Payload-agnostic architecture for radios, sensors, cameras and other qualified payloads
Radio Payloads: Qualified radio payload families include Silvus, Trellisware, Persistent Systems, L3Harris, Viasat and goTenna
Camera Payloads: Camera payload examples include PTZS, Raptor, Microkestrel WAMI, HD25-LV, HD40-LV, CM102 and STAG-4
Command Link: Command-and-control data transmitted over the tether with no RF emission
Aircraft Weight Kg: 4.0 kg aircraft without payload; 32 kg base
Payload Capacity Kg Range: 2.3-3.6 kg payload capacity, dependent on payload power consumption and environmental conditions
Transport Kit Weight Kg: Two cases with total transport weight of 79 kg
Sdk Access: full control; payload-only control; telemetry monitoring