Quote onlySold to government, public-safety and infrastructure customers through Vantage sales. No public price as of September 2026.
AvailableVia SSH / web / bridgeNano droneBlue UASEO/IR gimbalNDAA
Weeks+Shipping: Quote, qualified buyers. Sold through Vantage sales and dealers, mainly to defense, public-safety and infrastructure customers.
Remote control: Vantage lists QGroundControl as a compatible ground station, so a laptop running QGC can plan and monitor flights over the radio link. No public SDK is published.
Overview
A pocket-sized reconnaissance drone that Vantage developed over four years of testing with Department of Defense and law-enforcement partners, announced in September 2024. It packs a stabilized EO and thermal gimbal, 36-minute endurance and AES-256 encrypted links into a sub-quarter-kilogram folding frame, and is Blue UAS cleared and NDAA compliant. It is the smaller sibling of the Vesper.
Specifications
| Category | Drones · Autonomous & developer drones |
|---|---|
| Released | 2024 |
| Country | USA |
| Availability | Available |
| Programmability | Limited SDK |
| Best for | Professionals & labs |
| Vision sensors | Camera |
| Actuators | Brushless / direct-drive motors |
| Audio | No audio |
| Compute type | Proprietary / undisclosed |
| Remote control | Via SSH / web / bridge |
| Size | 215 g takeoff weight on the current spec sheet (153 g quoted at the 2024 launch), about 30 cm across in flight, folding titanium and carbon-fiber frame |
| Drive | Folding quadcopter, hand or ground launch |
| Compute | Not published |
| Vision | 2-axis stabilized gimbal with a 48 MP f/1.8 EO camera (25x digital zoom) and 320×240 or 640×480 LWIR thermal, plus electronic stabilization. 4K30 recording |
| Lidar | None |
| Sensors | Multi-constellation GNSS, visual position control for GPS-denied flight (up to 50 m, daylight), indoor obstacle avoidance with seven obstacle sensors (unconfirmed) |
| Runtime | 36 min |
| Speed | 32 mph (52 km/h) |
| SDK | None public. Vantage lists QGroundControl, ATAK, WMI and RAC2 as compatible ground stations |
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