Tactical ISR quadcopter
Ninety minutes overhead, launched at altitude
Overview
A 7 kg quadcopter built for tactical reconnaissance where the air is thin and the wind is against you. It launches from up to 3,000 m above sea level, works at 500 m above ground or higher, and holds up to 90 minutes of endurance at sea level with a range of up to 10 km. An integrated day and night camera runs the surveillance task, and a 30-knot wind rating keeps it useful when a lighter platform would be grounded. Payload capacity is up to 1 kg, so the sensor fit is a choice the operator makes rather than a fixed load.
A tactical reconnaissance quadcopter that launches at altitude and stays up: 90 minutes of endurance, a 3,000 m launch ceiling and a 30-knot wind rating in a 7 kg airframe.
How it comes to you
Unstrat is the authorised global representative and distributor for this capability. It is already in service with a track record behind it, so you are buying something that has done the job elsewhere, not funding a first attempt. You are not the test bed.
Why Unstrat: the difference
Independent, non-aligned origin, with no political exposure to any major-power ecosystem.
One accountable team from first briefing through delivery and in-region sustainment.
Launches from up to 3,000 m above sea level and holds a 30-knot wind, where a lighter platform is grounded.
Capabilities
- 7 kg maximum take-off weight with up to 1 kg of payload for a chosen sensor fit
- Launch from up to 3,000 m above sea level; operation at 500 m above ground or higher
- Up to 90 minutes of endurance at sea level
- Range of up to 10 km on the control and video link
- Integrated day and night camera for round-the-clock surveillance
- Wind resistance to 30 knots
Specifications
| Type | Tactical ISR quadcopter |
| MTOW | 7 kg |
| Payload | Up to 1 kg |
| Launch altitude | Up to 3,000 m AMSL |
| Operational altitude | 500 m AGL or higher |
| Endurance | Up to 90 min at sea level |
| Range | Up to 10 km |
| Wind resistance | 30 kt |
| Origin | Independent / non-aligned |
| Support | In-region sustainment |
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Procurement & sustainment
Classification and the end-user-certificate chain are confirmed before this capability is represented to your market.
Sourced from an independent manufacturer: no major-power disclosure rules or political conditions.
A single team responsible from first briefing through delivery: not a chain of foreign primes to integrate yourself.
Lifecycle support and operator training delivered in-region, building capability that outlasts the initial deployment.
Questions buyers ask
What is a tactical ISR quadcopter?
It is a small four-rotor aircraft that carries a camera aloft to watch an area and send video back. Ours is a 7 kg airframe that carries up to 1 kg of payload, launches from up to 3,000 m above sea level, holds up to 90 minutes of endurance at sea level, ranges to 10 km on the link and carries an integrated day and night camera.
See: Surveillance drones across the air fleetISR capability context
How long can this ISR quadcopter fly?
Up to 90 minutes at sea level. That is a strong figure for a 7 kg airframe, but read it as a sea-level number: altitude, wind and payload all cut into it. Trial the endurance with your own sensor fitted and in your operating conditions rather than planning on the headline figure.
How far can the ISR quadcopter operate from the operator?
Up to 10 km on the control and video link. Treat that as a working range and confirm it with a link-budget check in your own radio environment, because terrain, interference and altitude all move the real number.
What camera does the ISR quadcopter carry?
An integrated day and night camera for round-the-clock surveillance, on up to 1 kg of payload capacity. We do not publish a specific sensor resolution for this airframe, so confirm the exact camera fit in the technical review rather than assuming it.
ISR quadcopter that can launch from high altitude
This is a strength of the airframe. It launches from up to 3,000 m above sea level and operates at 500 m above ground or higher, where a lighter platform is often derated or grounded. If your site sits high, that launch ceiling is a figure to specify against explicitly.
Reconnaissance drone that holds together in strong wind
It is rated to 30 knots of wind resistance, which is a robust figure for a 7 kg quadcopter. Wind resistance is a threshold rather than a promise of a perfect image in a gale, so specify against the sustained and gust winds your area actually records and trial it there.
Long-endurance ISR drone one team can run
At 7 kg with up to 90 minutes of endurance and a 10 km link, it is a team-portable reconnaissance asset rather than a large fixed-wing system. Bring your carry, launch and recovery constraints to the technical review so the case and spares kit are sized to how you will move it.
ISR quadcopter that feeds a wider fleet command layer
It streams from an integrated day and night camera. The same principal builds a separate fleet command-and-control suite that is designed to fit any drone with no airframe modification and to run many drones as one operation, but we do not publish a proven integration between this quadcopter's feed and that suite. Treat the two as designed to work together and confirm the actual integration at trial, so bring your command architecture to the technical review from the start.
ISR drone from an independent, non-aligned supplier
It comes from an independent, non-aligned supplier that builds and sustains it with one accountable team and in-region support. For a reconnaissance asset whose imagery is sensitive, that independent, non-aligned origin with one accountable team and in-region sustainment is the structural reason to look at it.
We operate in mountainous terrain. Will this quadcopter actually launch and fly there?
It is built for altitude: launch from up to 3,000 m above sea level, operation at 500 m above ground or higher, and a 30-knot wind rating. Those are the figures a mountain task turns on, where a lighter platform is often grounded. The honest caveat is that altitude and wind both reduce the 90-minute sea-level endurance, so plan the sortie against the derated figure and trial it at your working altitude rather than reading the sea-level number.
How does the endurance really hold up once a sensor and the data link are running?
The published 90 minutes is a sea-level figure, and any honest answer says it comes down once the payload is fitted, the link is live and the aircraft is flying a real profile at altitude or in wind. We do not publish an endurance-with-payload figure, so the number that decides it is the one you get on a trial with your own sensor and mission profile. Treat 90 minutes as the best case and confirm the working figure yourself.
Can operators fly and sustain this without a foreign contractor?
That is the intent of an independent, non-aligned supply. Support comes from one accountable team with in-region sustainment rather than a foreign contractor. We do not publish an operator-training offer for this SKU, so whether training and the depth of hands-on sustainment come from the principal, from your own school or from a third party is a point to confirm during procurement. Scope training and spares in the technical review.
See: Training operators to fly itSovereign ISR programme shape
We want this drone to hand its picture to a command post rather than a single screen. How does it fit?
It streams from an integrated day and night camera. The principal builds a separate fleet command-and-control suite that is designed to aggregate telemetry and run many drones as one operation and to fit any drone with no airframe modification. We do not publish a proven integration between this camera's output and that suite, so treat them as designed to work together and confirm how cleanly this feed drops into your command post at trial. Bring your command and control architecture to the review and scope the video feed into it from the start.
See: Command and control across the fleetGround sensor fusion
What is the realistic mission radius given the 10 km range figure?
Ten kilometres is the range we publish for the control and video link, and it is best treated as a working design radius rather than a guaranteed maximum. Terrain, interference and altitude all move the real number, so the honest planning move is to confirm it with a link-budget trial in your own environment before committing to a coverage plan built on it.
How does this quadcopter sit alongside the longer-range VTOL and eVTOL aircraft in the range?
It is the short-to-medium ISR tool: 7 kg, up to 90 minutes, up to 10 km. The same principal builds an eVTOL reconnaissance drone reaching up to 55 km and an extended-range VTOL ISR aircraft reaching up to 100 km, for the deep legs a quadcopter cannot fly. Decide by the leg you actually need, and scope the mix in the technical review rather than forcing one airframe to cover every range.
Tactical ISR quadcopter: questions
What is Tactical ISR quadcopter?
Tactical ISR quadcopter is Unstrat's Sky (Air Domain) capability: A 7 kg quadcopter built for tactical reconnaissance where the air is thin and the wind is against you. It launches from up to 3,000 m above sea level, works at 500 m above ground or higher, and holds up to 90 minutes of endurance at sea level with a range of up to 10 km. An integrated day and night camera runs the surveillance task, and a 30-knot wind rating keeps it useful when a lighter platform would be grounded. Payload capacity is up to 1 kg, so the sensor fit is a choice the operator makes rather than a fixed load.
How does Tactical ISR quadcopter work?
Tactical ISR quadcopter delivers its effect through 7 kg maximum take-off weight with up to 1 kg of payload for a chosen sensor fit, Launch from up to 3,000 m above sea level; operation at 500 m above ground or higher and Up to 90 minutes of endurance at sea level, capabilities matched to the requirement and confirmed under briefing rather than published.
Who makes Tactical ISR quadcopter?
Tactical ISR quadcopter is built by The Heavy-Payload UAS House, whose focus is heavy-lift and isr unmanned aircraft. Unstrat represents The Heavy-Payload UAS House to government and enterprise buyers worldwide as an independent, non-aligned prime vendor.
Why choose Tactical ISR quadcopter over a major-power alternative?
Tactical ISR quadcopter is sourced from an independent, non-aligned manufacturer, so it carries no major-power disclosure rules, upgrade-locks or political ramifications. Concretely: launches from up to 3,000 m above sea level and holds a 30-knot wind, where a lighter platform is grounded. The capability is accountable to you, not to a foreign vendor's government and its release schedule.
How is Tactical ISR quadcopter procured, and where can it be exported?
A tactical reconnaissance quadcopter that launches at altitude and stays up: 90 minutes of endurance, a 3,000 m launch ceiling and a 30-knot wind rating in a 7 kg airframe. Every engagement begins with a briefing, and export eligibility is confirmed per market under briefing rather than published. Where controlled capabilities are involved, the classification and end-user-certificate chain is confirmed first. Tactical ISR quadcopter is then sustained in-region by one accountable team from briefing through long-term operation.