Vulcan Platform

Vision Aerial Vulcan Platform is an industrial multirotor family spanning the medium-lift SX tricopter and heavy-lift YX offset Y-6.

Facts

  • Company: Vision Aerial
  • Type: Multirotor Family
  • Positioning: Swappable industrial payloads
  • Function: Collect aerial data
  • Audience: Professional UAS operators
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://www.visionaerial.com/products/drones/vulcan-drone-platform

About

About Vulcan Platform

Vision Aerial Vulcan Platform comprises two professional multirotors: the commercial SX tricopter and pre-order YX offset Y-6. SX carries up to three kilograms for as long as 70 minutes without payload; YX carries up to 10 kilograms for up to 60 minutes, with a 15-kilogram short-duration configuration. Both reach 20 metres per second.

Shared platform features include forward collision avoidance, active terrain following, dual-band RTK GNSS, onboard edge compute and field-swappable payloads. Optical, thermal, lidar, optical-gas-imaging, multispectral and meteorological packages support inspection, mapping and public-safety work. The family is IP54 rain-rated, while the two airframes retain separate endurance, payload and wind limits.

Specifications

  • Family Variants: Vulcan SX tricopter and Vulcan YX offset Y-6
  • Navigation: Forward collision avoidance, active terrain following and dual-band RTK GNSS
  • Top Speed Mps: 20 m/s
  • Endurance: SX up to 70 min without payload; YX up to 60 min
  • Payload Capacity: SX up to 3 kg; YX up to 10 kg, or 15 kg for 10 min
  • Weather Rating: IP54; 14 m/s SX and 15 m/s YX wind tolerance
  • Payload Modularity: Tool-free swappable optical, thermal, lidar, OGI, multispectral and meteorological payloads

Family specifications

  • Vulcan SX - Source Url: https://www.visionaerial.com/products/drones/vulcan-platform - Airframe Type: Multirotor tricopter - Endurance Min: 70 - Top Speed Mps: 20 - Payload capacity: 3
  • Vulcan YX - Source Url: https://www.visionaerial.com/products/drones/vulcan-platform - Airframe Type: Offset Y-6 - Endurance Min: 60 - Top Speed Mps: 20 - Payload capacity: 10 - Heavy Payload Capacity Kg: 15 - Heavy…

Market context

Professional UAS operators

  • Peer Group: Industrial drone, Industrial Multirotor Drone
  • Workflow: Drone autonomy
  • Capability: Drone Payload Integration

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Timeline

  • Vision Aerial launches the Vulcan industrial drone platform - 2026-02-17 - Product Launch - Vision Aerial debuted its Vulcan industrial drone platform around Geo Week 2026. The platform is positioned for surveying and demanding industrial missions. Reported features include higher lift capacity, improved stability and… - source: visionaerial.com

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