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JUMP 20 at United States (USSOCOM deployments)

Arcturus UAV JUMP 20 is a fixed-wing VTOL unmanned aerial vehicle originally developed by Arcturus UAV and acquired by AeroVironment in February 2021. It transitions from four electric vertical rotors at take-off to a 190cc petrol engine for sustained forward flight, carrying up to 27.2 kg of payload with 9 to 16 hours of endurance depending on mission requirements. With a 5.6 m wingspan and 125 km data link range, JUMP 20 is used for tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.

JUMP 20 by Arcturus UAV · Operated by Arcturus UAV · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

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Machine-readable surfaces

USSOCOM selected Arcturus UAV for the MEUAS IV IDIQ contract (potential $975M) in June 2020. JUMP 20 deployed for ISR operations under SOCOM with a $7M task order starting February 2021.

Key facts

Contract
USSOCOM MEUAS IV IDIQ (potential $975M)
Task order
$7M, one-year period (Feb 2021)

Safety record

No incidents on record for JUMP 20 at United States (USSOCOM deployments).

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

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-14
Model
JUMP 20
Company
Arcturus UAV
Location
United States (USSOCOM deployments)
Operator
Arcturus UAV
Status
operational
First seen
2020-06-01
ID
7b0ec742-56c2-42cb-9209-bcf950755605

Timeline

  1. Jun 2020
    First recorded
    JUMP 20 first documented operating at United States (USSOCOM deployments).
  2. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Arcturus UAV Awarded $7M Task Order for USSOCOM MEUAS Program · https://insideunmannedsystems.com/arcturus-uav-awarded-7-million-task-order-for-ussocoms-mid-endurance-unmanned-aircraft-systems/ · 2021-03-10
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-14

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the JUMP 20 deployment at United States (USSOCOM deployments)?
JUMP 20, built by Arcturus UAV, is recorded as a deployment at United States (USSOCOM deployments) on the DEPLOY registry. Arcturus UAV operates the deployment directly.
Who operates JUMP 20 at United States (USSOCOM deployments)?
Arcturus UAV, the manufacturer of JUMP 20, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the JUMP 20 deployment at United States (USSOCOM deployments) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the JUMP 20 deployment at United States (USSOCOM deployments)?
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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