Scout
The ultra-light end of the platform. Scout is the reconnaissance airframe, small enough to carry in a pack, cheap enough to deploy in numbers, and rebuilt in the field in three minutes. It carries a fixed camera rather than an external payload, which is what keeps it the most cost-effective aircraft in the family for routine field work.
Platform airframe shown. Frame class varies by variant.
Scout data
Published figures for the production airframe. Payload fit and camera options are configured per fleet.
| Designation | QC0 |
|---|---|
| Frame class | 6 inch prop |
| Endurance | 30 to 40 minutes |
| Payload | Fixed camera only, no external payload |
| Camera | Analog, digital or thermal FPV |
| Navigation | Standard GPS 1 to 3 m, or RTK to centimetre |
| Control | Manual & autonomous |
| Ground station | TAK / ATAK · QGroundControl |
| Order code | QC0-6-XXXX |
| Status | In production |
Scout in the air.
Uncut footage from a working sortie. What the aircraft does, filmed on the aircraft, with nothing rehearsed for the camera.
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Reconnaissance · Close-range ISR
Scout is one frame class on a single platform. Where the mission outgrows it, the next airframe up carries the same navigation, the same ground control and the same three-minute build, so the fleet changes without the operating model changing.
- Click-Fit™ airframe, three minute TAKT build
- RTK native navigation
- TAK / ATAK and QGroundControl ground stations
- Manual and autonomous flight
- Field repairable after a thirty-foot drop
- Common parts bin shared across the fleet
Held constant across all five airframes. Built in the United Kingdom on a secure supply chain, 85 percent made in house.
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