# Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `b7e9c14c-63d8-40c2-9e2c-84e92510ec58`

Hoverfly is the #1 tethered drone for the US Army, with more hours flown, warfighter touch points, and systems fielded in DoD than all competitors combined. Spectre selected for US Army VHA-H program in December 2024.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-08_

- **Slug:** hoverfly-spectre-united-states
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS](/models/hoverfly-spectre.md) (id: `c69dff08-49cb-4ab7-82ca-47b4679ab00a`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Hoverfly Technologies](/companies/hoverfly-technologies.md) (id: `dec22db7-6f39-4393-b259-96e8ce908962`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **First seen:** 2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://hoverflytech.com/applications/defense/

## Common questions

### What is the Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS deployment at United States?

Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS, built by Hoverfly Technologies, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Hoverfly Technologies operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS at United States?

Hoverfly Technologies, the manufacturer of Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS deployment at United States go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS deployment at United States?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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