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ULTRA (Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft)

Long-endurance Group 5 UAS based on a commercial sport glider airframe, capable of 70+ hour endurance at 25,000 ft with 450 lb payload.

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Manufacturer
DZYNE Technologies
Form factor
aerial
Maturity
production
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

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Overview

Long-endurance Group 5 UAS based on a commercial sport glider airframe, capable of 70+ hour endurance at 25,000 ft with 450 lb payload. ULTRA Turbo variant adds Rotax 916 turbocharged engine for 60+ hour endurance at 30,000 ft and 120 knots. Deployed by USAF at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE for ISR missions across CENTCOM AOR.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
Verified deployments
1 deployment on file
Sources on file
1 source, view all

Deployments (1)

Safety record

No incidents on record for ULTRA (Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft).

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

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/unmanned-long-endurance-tactical-reconnaissance-aircraft-ultra-usa/

Common questions

What is ULTRA (Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft)?
Long-endurance Group 5 UAS based on a commercial sport glider airframe, capable of 70+ hour endurance at 25,000 ft with 450 lb payload. ULTRA Turbo variant adds Rotax 916 turbocharged engine for 60+ hour endurance at 30,000 ft and 120 knots. Deployed by USAF at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE for ISR missions across CENTCOM AOR.
Who makes ULTRA (Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft)?
ULTRA (Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft) is made by DZYNE Technologies, based in Irvine, California, USA, founded in 2012.
Where is ULTRA (Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft) deployed?
1 verified deployment of ULTRA (Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE.
What is ULTRA (Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft)'s maturity stage?
ULTRA (Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft) is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
Is ULTRA (Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft) safe?
ULTRA (Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft) 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 2026-07-03

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-03

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: aerial

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