The Most Advanced Tethered Drone

Purpose-built for radios and engineered for versatility, SPECTRE is the most advanced tethered drone available today. Augment and elevate your mission with greater payload capacity, multi-payload capabilities, AI-integrations, and persistent network extension.

Capabilities & Integrations

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Precision Landing

Launch and recover without optical sensors for precise landing in all-weather environments.

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No RF Emission

All command-and-control data is transmitted over the tether, resulting in no RF interference or emission.

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Open Architecture

Open API, range of sensors, radios, and payloads available for seamless platform integration.

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Field Proven

Fielded and maintained by our forces flying Silvus, Trellisware, MPU5, PRC-163, and PRC-161 radios.

Product Details

Payload Agnostic

Built for radios, qualified payloads include Silvus, Trellisware, Persistent Systems, L3 Harris, Viasat, goTenna, multiple sensors, cameras, and others.

Power Over Tether

Unlike battery-powered drones, our tethered drones have unmatched power and unlimited flight time for hours, days, and weeks.

Tactical Repositioning

Transporting portable drones is efficient and convenient with quick setup for maximum flexibility in stationary or mobile missions.

Payloads

Cameras

MicroKestrel WAMI

Logos Technologies’ Wide Angle Motion Imagery (WAMI) with 180 degree full motion ISR.

PTZS

Standard EO/IR camera payload for Hoverfly Spectre 2.0 UAS.

NextVisiton Raptor

Long range dual EO/IR stabilized camera.

Radios

PRC 161

First and only handheld Link 16 radio, bridging a critical gap between air and ground forces.

PRC 163

Multi-channel handheld radio sharing voice, data and full motion video across networks.

MPU5

Efficient Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) radio creating powerful, secure networks for data, video, and voice.

SC 4200

2×2 MIMO radio, delivering high-class performance and efficiency in a miniature package.

SC 4400/4480

Delivers the power of 4×4 MIMO in a ruggedized package.

TW 875

Provides access to a wide range of platforms and can be deployed as network relays.

TW 950

Expanded frequency range, higher throughputs for streaming multiple HD videos, and is interoperable with devices running the TSM-X waveform.

Ultra X530

Multi-channel, multi-band, MIMO radio platform providing fixed and mobile communications across multiple echelons.

See It In Action

The Spectre Advantage

Intelligent Automatic Tether System

The tether maintains .8lb of tension with automatic reel system to sustain position of the aircraft relative to the ground station.

Fail-Safe Redundancy

Hoverfly drones have fully redundant fail-safe architecture to preserve the system in the event of power interruption or communication loss

Network Capable

Work seamlessly with existing networks using our open architecture. Our system allows UAVs to be networked with other devices and comprehensively presented to a single source or multiple sources around the globe.

Superior Drone Technology

Hoverfly Technologies is a leading national provider of federal defense drones, security drones, and public safety drones. The SPECTRE has unparalleled situational awareness capabilities to the dismounted leader and features a field-swappable open architecture payload bay, providing persistent ISR and extending the communication range by dozens of miles/km. This model provides full auto-piloting when in autonomous flight, precision take-off/landing, and battery backup with auto-landing in the event of power or communication loss. There are no RF signals which ensure secure video and data over tether with our jam-proof design.

Specifications

Payloads
8 lbs. – ISR & tactical network payloads: EO/IR gimbal, tactical radios, laser designators, etc.

Flight Duration
Continuous 1500-hour maintenance

Operating Altitude
60/meters/200 feet, 100 meters/ 330feet*

Environmental
Weather resistant (MIL-STD-810*)

Wind Tolerance
Landing – 15mph, operational -25mph

Aircraft Weight
7 lbs. (no payload) and B\base 60 lbs.

Control
Ruggedized tablet, PC, ATAK, RaptorX, SDK

Launch Recovery
Quick attachment no-tool landing ring

Power
90-240VAC, 2000 Watts

Transport
2 cases total weight 175 lbs. / 79 kgs

Setup Time
<10 minutes from case to altitude

Maintenance
Field replacement with a spares kit

* feature coming soon

In The Field

Our tethered drones are fielded by branches of the Armed Forces and industry partners to provide a mobile ad-hoc network of flying communications or ISR nodes.

Made in the USA

Our drones are proudly designed, built, and supported in the U.S. Hoverfly has been developing the best Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for government, industrial, commercial, and other specialized applications across the globe.

Seamless SDK Integration

Hoverfly’s Software Development Kit (SDK) allows Hoverfly and its sensors to be controlled over various networks or the internet for multiple fused sources in a Common Operating Picture (COP). It also enables seamless integration with existing security and video management systems with libraries for .NET, C++, and more coming soon. Our SDK provides three levels of access to the Hoverfly system: full control, payload-only control, and telemetry monitoring.

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