Virtus

Overview

Flagship software-defined eVTOL loitering munition (OWE-V). Launches from unprepared ground in under 10 minutes with no catapult or tube, cruises above 120 km/h, dives at 250 km/h, and carries a modular German warhead of up to 5 kg claimed to penetrate 800 mm of high-hardness armour. GNSS-denied navigation mixes visual odometry with satellite-imagery localisation. Recoverable for training.

Company says it is operational in Ukraine. Bundeswehr framework signed 26 February 2026 for several thousand systems within two years after qualification, deliveries from 2026. Product-page specs list 130 km+ range and 75 minutes flight time; the Bundeswehr announcement cited up to 90 minutes.

Key Specs

Range

130 km+

Flight time

75 minutes on the product page; up to 90 minutes in the Bundeswehr award release

Payload

Up to 5 kg; 800 mm RHA claimed penetration

Deployment

<10 minutes, eVTOL, 1.8 m height and wingspan