Facts

• Company: BlueBird Aero Systems
• Product type: UAV
• Status: active
• Website: https://bluebird-uav.com/wanderb-vtol/

Profile sections

• Summary
• Overview
• Market context
• Audience
• Workflow
• Capability
• Deployment environment
• Positioning tags
• Specifications
• Tags
• Timeline / Research
• Operations Claims / Customers and deployments
• Comparable Systems
• Sources

Summary

WanderB-VTOL is BlueBird Aero Systems hybrid fixed-wing VTOL mini-UAS. It is designed for rapid deployment from confined areas, combining vertical launch and recovery with fixed-wing flight for ISR, mapping and field operations.

Overview

WanderB-VTOL is BlueBird Aero Systems hybrid fixed-wing VTOL mini-UAS. It is designed for rapid deployment from confined areas, combining vertical launch and recovery with fixed-wing flight for ISR, mapping and field operations.

Market context

WanderB-VTOL is BlueBird Aero Systems' vertical-takeoff tactical UAV for ISR missions where flexible launch and recovery are needed.

• Target environment: Defence field operations, border security and tactical surveillance environments.
• Workflow context: Tactical reconnaissance, ISR, patrol and remote sensing from constrained operating areas.
• Deployment model: Operator-deployed VTOL UAV for military, security and government users.
• Commercial maturity: Commercial tactical mini-UAV product for VTOL ISR and reconnaissance missions.
• Adoption constraints: Requires trained operators, payload management, airspace coordination and tactical communications.
• Market position: VTOL mini-UAV for tactical ISR missions requiring compact launch and recovery.
• Adjacent products: Vertical-takeoff WanderB variant for reconnaissance, patrol and remote sensing workflows.

Audience

Defense

Workflow

Tactical reconnaissance, ISR, patrol and remote sensing from constrained operating areas.

Capability

UAV

Deployment environment

Defence field operations, border security and tactical surveillance environments.

Positioning tags

• Audience: Defense
• Workflow: Tactical reconnaissance, ISR, patrol and remote sensing from constrained operating areas.
• Capability: UAV
• Deployment environment: Defence field operations, border security and tactical surveillance environments.

Specifications

• Communication Range Km: up to 50 km
• Endurance Hours: up to 3 hours
• Launch Recovery: vertical takeoff and landing from confined or unprepared areas
• Max Speed Kmh: 120 km/h
• Mtow Kg: 18 kg
• Payload Capacity Kg: 1.5 kg
• Payload Eo: EO/IR, photogrammetric, multispectral and radiometric mapping payload options
• Target Use Cases: ISTAR, border protection, maritime operations, search and rescue, disaster management and tactical mapping
• Team Size: two-person operation

Tags

• Peer Group: Defence VTOL UAV
• Workflow: Drone ISR, Tactical reconnaissance
• Deployment Environment: Defence operational environment
• Stack Layer: Finished robot platform
• Commercial Stage: Commercial product

Timeline / Research

• 2023-06-21 - Product Launch - BlueBird unveils MagiCam mapping payload for WanderB-VTOL - BlueBird introduced MagiCam as a 3D high-resolution large-area mapping capability integrated with WanderB-VTOL.
• 2021-06-15 - Deployment - BlueBird completes delivery of 100 WanderB-VTOL systems to European customer - BlueBird completed delivery of 100 WanderB-VTOL UAVs to a European customer.

Operations Claims / Customers and deployments

• Customer Bound Vtol UAS Order - WanderB-VTOL and ThunderB-VTOL systems order - 2022-09-25 - Moroccan Army - military UAV operations - BlueBird said it was selected to supply WanderB-VTOL and ThunderB-VTOL systems to the…
• Delivered UAV System Count - 100 WanderB-VTOL UAV systems - 2021-06-15 - undisclosed European customer - military or security UAV operations - BlueBird completed delivery of 100 WanderB-VTOL UAV systems to a European cu…
• Customer Bound Vtol UAS Count - more than 150 VTOL UAS - 2020-02-26 - undisclosed European customer - VTOL UAS operations - BlueBird received an order worth tens of millions of euros for more than 150 WanderB-VTOL and T…

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