Dagger
Dagger is a fully autonomous, fixed-wing UAS engineered for precision strike and target support missions. Built from lightweight carbon composites, it delivers exceptional range, endurance, and payload flexibility. Combat proven with hundreds of sorties, Dagger offers scalable performance and rapid production capacity to meet tactical and strategic mission demands.
Performance and Technical Specifications
Performance and Technical Specifications
PERFORMANCE
- 1.2 hours +
- 193+ km range
- 50 kts cruise speed
- 86+ kts dash speed
SPECIFICATIONS
- 1.8 m length
- 2.7 m wingspan
- 15.8 kg MGTOW
PAYLOAD
- 3.6 kg payload
- Frag or penetrator
- Optional ISR
CONFIGURATION
- Mesh radio
- Hardened GNSS Solution
- Visual Navigation
- Alternate PNT
Key Capabilities and Advantages
Dagger is built for precision, endurance, and reliability in the most demanding missions. Its autonomous architecture, combat-proven design, and scalable configuration enable rapid launch, extended reach, and adaptable effects that deliver tactical advantage and strategic impact.
Visual Based Navigation
Dagger employs advanced visual navigation and onboard autonomy to identify and track environmental features with precision, ensuring accurate positioning and strike capability even in GPS-denied or contested environments.
Alternative PNT
Dagger integrates advanced alternative PNT technologies to ensure precise navigation and targeting accuracy, maintaining full mission capability even in GPS-denied or degraded environments.
Configurable Payloads
Dagger features modular, user-configurable payloads that enable operators to tailor sensors and mission equipment for a wide range of operational needs, delivering unmatched flexibility and mission effectiveness.
Open Architecture
AEVEX precision strike systems are designed with open architecture principles that support interoperability and customization, enabling the integration of third-party sensors, software, and payloads.
Measured in Mission Impact
AEVEX designs and delivers systems that give operators a decisive edge in the modern battlespace. Built on speed, precision, and adaptability, our engineering translates directly into mission success. Dagger embodies this approach with an autonomous, scalable airframe and resilient systems that deliver precision effects, extended reach, and dependable performance when it matters most.
minutes endurance demonstrating persistent reach and sustained on-station capability in contested environments
payload capacity, enabling flexible mission configurations for precision strike or ISR operations across diverse environments.
range beyond 190 km for extended reach, persistence and tactical flexibility
“Dagger delivers precision and speed at the tactical edge, engineered to strike fast, hit hard, and adapt to any mission.”
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