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Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS at United States (US-Mexico border security)

NDAA-compliant tethered UAS providing persistent aerial surveillance and communications relay. Can remain airborne for hours or days via secure tether power. First tethered drone on DIU Blue UAS List.

Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS by Hoverfly Technologies · Unverified · Drones

Track Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS at United States (US-Mexico border security)

Hoverfly tethered UAS delivers persistent ISR for border security missions, extending eyes of patrol units far beyond line of sight at the US-Mexico border.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS at United States (US-Mexico border security).

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-08-08
Model
Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS
Company
Hoverfly Technologies
Location
United States (US-Mexico border security)
Status
operational
First seen
2022-01-01
ID
14136efd-0480-424f-8399-0cd388020457

Timeline

  1. Jan 2022
    First recorded
    Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS first documented operating at United States (US-Mexico border security).
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Operates worldwide

Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS is deployed globally rather than at a single verified site, so there is no map pin.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://hoverflytech.com/applications/defense/
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-08

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-08

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS deployment at United States (US-Mexico border security)?
Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS, built by Hoverfly Technologies, is recorded as a deployment at United States (US-Mexico border security) on the DEPLOY registry. Hoverfly Technologies operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Hoverfly Spectre Tethered UAS at United States (US-Mexico border security)?
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 (US-Mexico border security) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2022 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 (US-Mexico border security)?
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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