Brazil's XMobots unveils Nauru 100D UAV
The Nauru 100D at LAAD 2025 in Rio de Janeiro. (Alejandro Sanchez)
Brazil's XMobots has unveiled a new battery-powered electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Nauru 100D, intended to perform surveillance and combat missions. The Nauru 100D was unveiled at the LAAD Defence & Security expo in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 30 March.
CEO of XMobots Giovani Amianti told Janes on 2 April that âproduction [has] already commenced with a test lot of 20 systemsâ, and that the company had already begun to receive orders. Future production, Amianti said, âwill be determined by future ordersâ.
Nauru 100D is designed to be manportable, with a weight of 9 kg and a length of 2.1 m. The system is transported in two cases, one for the vehicle and the other for the control system and payloads. The UAV has a maximum flight endurance of around two hours, a range of 30 km, and an operational height ceiling of around 400 ft (120 m). It can carry up to 1.5 kg of payload, including weapons, although Amianti declined to discuss lethal payloads.
For more information, please see Brazil's XMobots seeks to arm Nauru UAV with missile .
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