Facts

• Company: STARK
• Product type: Unmanned Aerial System
• Status: active
• Website: https://stark-defence.com/en/systems/stark-owe-v-virtus

Profile sections

• Summary
• Overview
• Market context
• Audience
• Workflow
• Capability
• Deployment environment
• Positioning tags
• Specifications
• Timeline / Research
• Sources

Summary

Virtus OWE-V is STARK’s software-defined VTOL loitering munition for precision strikes. It launches without catapults or pads, integrates with Minerva for swarm or ISR-drone operations, and is tied to a Bundeswehr framework agreement for several thousand systems.

Overview

Virtus OWE-V is STARK’s software-defined VTOL loitering munition for precision strikes. It launches without catapults or pads, integrates with Minerva for swarm or ISR-drone operations, and is tied to a Bundeswehr framework agreement for several thousand systems.

Market context

Virtus OWE-V is STARK’s software-defined VTOL loitering munition for precision strikes. It launches without catapults or pads, integrates with Minerva for swarm or ISR-drone operations, and is tied to a Bundeswehr framework agreement for several thousand systems.

Audience

Defence forces

Workflow

Virtus OWE-V deployment workflows

Capability

Unmanned Aerial System

Deployment environment

Virtus OWE-V operating environments

Positioning tags

• Audience: Defence forces
• Workflow: Virtus OWE-V deployment workflows
• Capability: Unmanned Aerial System
• Deployment environment: Virtus OWE-V operating environments

Specifications

• Aircraft Class: VTOL loitering munition
• Deployment Time: <10 minutes
• Endurance: Up to 1.5 hours
• Range: 130 km+
• Payload Capacity: Up to 5 kg modular payload
• Cruise Speed: 120 km/h+
• Max Speed: 250 km/h+ attack speed
• Operating Altitude: Up to 2,000 m
• Dimensions: 1.8 m height / 1.8 m wingspan
• Navigation Method: Visual odometry, satellite imagery and landmark-based global localisation for GNSS-denied operation
• Communications: Multi-layer EW-resilient data link

Timeline / Research

• 2026-02-26 - Contract Award - STARK to deliver Virtus loitering munition system to the Bundeswehr - The agreement was approved on 25 February 2026 and announced by STARK on 26 February 2026.
• 2025-10-01 - Partnership - STARK and TDW partner on warhead integration for Virtus - The cooperation focused on integrating TDW’s LION STRIKE 110 warhead into Virtus.