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CW-15

JOUAV (Chengdu Jouav Automation Tech Co.) is a Chinese manufacturer of long-endurance VTOL and fixed-wing UAVs; the CW-15 is a fully electric fixed-wing VTOL…

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Manufacturer
JOUAV
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active
Website
jouav.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies CW-15, a aerial by JOUAV (research). 1 source back the record.

Appears inInspection & survey drones

Overview

JOUAV (Chengdu Jouav Automation Tech Co.) is a Chinese manufacturer of long-endurance VTOL and fixed-wing UAVs; the CW-15 is a fully electric fixed-wing VTOL drone for surveying, inspection, and public-safety applications. It carries up to 3 kg of payload, has a 14.5 kg max takeoff weight, and can operate at up to 4,500 m altitude with approximately 3 hours of endurance.

JOUAV is listed on the U.S. BIS Entity List over national-security and military-use concerns.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Payload

3 kg

Max takeoff weight

14.5 kg

Max altitude

4500 m

Endurance

3 hours

Range

100 km

Max speed

90 km/h

Cruise speed

61 km/h

Specs

Range km

100

Payload kg

3

Endurance hr

3

Max speed kmh

90

Max altitude m

4500

Cruise speed kmh

61

Max takeoff weight kg

14.5

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for CW-15. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for CW-15.

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

Sources (1)

  1. CW-15 Multi-purpose and long endurance VTOL drone - JOUAV · https://www.jouav.com/products/cw-15.html

Common questions

What is CW-15?
JOUAV (Chengdu Jouav Automation Tech Co.) is a Chinese manufacturer of long-endurance VTOL and fixed-wing UAVs; the CW-15 is a fully electric fixed-wing VTOL drone for surveying, inspection, and public-safety applications. It carries up to 3 kg of payload, has a 14.5 kg max takeoff weight, and can operate at up to 4,500 m altitude with approximately 3 hours of endurance. JOUAV is listed on the U.S. BIS Entity List over national-security and military-use concerns.
How much does CW-15 cost?
CW-15's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for CW-15 from JOUAV. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is CW-15 actually deployed in the real world?
CW-15 is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
What are the specs of CW-15?
CW-15's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Range: 100; Payload: 3. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes CW-15?
CW-15 is made by JOUAV, based in Beijing, China, founded in 2010.
Can you buy CW-15?
CW-15 is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to CW-15?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable aerial robots to CW-15 include Skydio X10, Zipline Platform 2 (P2), MQ-9 Reaper, Wing Delivery Aircraft.
How does CW-15 compare to Skydio X10?
CW-15 and Skydio X10 (Skydio · 20 deployments) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. CW-15 has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is CW-15 a top aerial?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, CW-15 ranks in roughly the top 90% of aerial models tracked by the registry.
What is CW-15's maturity stage?
CW-15 is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is CW-15 deployed?
No verified deployments of CW-15 are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is CW-15 safe?
CW-15 has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for CW-15.