TRUST VESPER
Vesper provides field operators with American-made ISR, extended flight time, and a 3-axis stabilized tri-sensor payload with unmatched low light EO performance for operation in all conditions.
Our light, rugged, and highly portable stealth drone is backpack ready, easy to use, and has been delivered to thousands of demanding customers around the world. Vesper’s modular propulsion, payload, and battery meet the needs of a range of missions at a moment’s notice.
AIRCRAFT
| Flight time – Recon Rotor Set | 59 minutes/ 45 km |
| Flight time – Shrouded Rotor Set | 30 minutes |
| Airframe mass | 710 g (depending on battery used) |
| Tether Kit | Enables continuous flight |
| Flight speed | 18 m/s / 40 mph / 35 kts |
| Stealth | <37 dBA at 25 meter range |
| Service ceiling | 4000 m/ 13,000 ft MSL |
| Operational wind speeds | 30 kts sustained, 50 kts gusts |
| Operational temperature range | -20° – 45° C |
| Ingress protection | IP-53 in flight |
| Flight range | 45 km / 28 miles |
| Position control sensors | Redundant GNS, GNSS, VIO, and optical flow for position control indoors and outdoors |
| GPS Denied | Up to 50 m in daylight |
| Autonomy | Position hold, waypoint missions, orbit, go to location, RTH/RTP, subject tracking, POI tracking, structure scans, precision landing |
SECURITY
| Origin | Designed, sourced, and built in USA |
| Encryption | AES-256 on all communications and data storage |
| Remote ID | Optional |
| Security compliance | Blue UAS Cleared, NDAA and TAA compliant, Air Force ATO granted |
| Construction | Bonded construction prevents tampering |
| Data transmission | No remote data transmission |
COMMUNICATIONS
| Data link range for video streaming | 5 km max with standard antenna
10 km max with long range antenna on 2.3-2.4 and Hexaband models |
| Video stream | 1080p, h.265 encoding |
| Frequencies available | 2.4/5.8 GHz, 2.3-2.4 GHz, and 1.6 – 2.4 GHz |
| Link Robustness | Dynamic channel scanning hopping, dynamic power, adaptive modulation |
| Bandwidths | Selectable 4, or 8 MHz |
| High speed data transfer to GCS | Wi-Fi |
PORTABILITY
| Launch time | Less than 90 seconds from case to air |
| Field Case | IP68 waterproof |
| Durability in Field Case | Withstands 90 kg crush and 1m drop |
| Weight | 1 kg/ 2300 cm³ packed in field case |
| Transport Case | Watertight, dust-proof, dent-proof, with hasps and foam-lined interior |
GIMBAL & CAMERA
| Gimbal | 3-axis stabilized |
| Gimbal pitch | User controllable +30° – -90° |
| LWIR sensor | 320 x 240 (65 mK NETD) or 640 x 480 (40 mK NETD) uncooled vanadium oxide |
| EO Sensors | Dual 4K Sony IMX 334 CMOS, 3840 x 2160 px 8 MP still images |
| Low light capability | 8 mlux with color EO and 2 mlux with B/W EO option |
| Optical and digital zoom | 48x combined zoom (3.5° – 63° HFOV) |
| Navigation lens | 6 mm f/1.0 |
| Telephoto lens | 25 mm f/2.4 |
| Video recording format | 1080 or 4K MPEG-4 |
MODULARITY
| Battery | Battery attaches magnetically and swaps in seconds |
| Rotor set | Shrouded Rotor Assembly for indoor and flight near people, Reconnaissance Rotor Asesembly for endurance, stealth and speed |
| Gimbal | Field replaceable, can be swapped in minutes |
© 2026 Vantage Robotics |