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Deep-strike UAV

XQ 600

XQ 600 Heretic

Heretic

Deep strike from concealment.

The Heretic strikes deep from a hidden posture. Deployed by rocket assist from a concealed container with no runway required, it navigates GNSS-denied terrain to deliver a 30 kg warhead at a 1,000 km range.

Capabilities

Concealed, then deep.

Truck-mounted concealed launch container

Launch

No runway

Rocket-assisted launch from concealed truck-mounted containers - deploys from cover, with no prepared strip.

Visual navigation

Autonomy

Flies and strikes without GPS

Terrain-referenced visual navigation and AI targeting hold precision in GNSS-denied, jammed airspace.

Starlink terminal

Reach

SATCOM / BVLOS

An integrated Starlink terminal provides a SATCOM / BVLOS link, extending control and coordination across the full mission radius.

Specification

XQ 600 datasheet.

Figures from the current datasheet abstract. Detailed payload and guidance data are held in a restricted technical annex.

Wingspan2.0 m6.56 ft
MTOW130 kg287 lb
Payload (warhead)30 kg66 lb
Cruise speed185 km/h115 mph
Range1,000 km621 mi
Endurance5 hr-
TRL6In development

Payload

Quick-swap effects.

A single centre-of-gravity bay accepts the full payload on a common mechanical and electrical interface - effects are configured on the flightline, not the factory.

30 kg
Max payload
1
Common interface

Effect 01

HE / fragmentation

Area effect against soft and semi-hard targets.

Effect 02

Shaped charge

Penetrating effect against armor and hardened points.

Effect 03

Thermobaric

Sustained overpressure for structures and enclosures.

Airframe & dimensions

Molded, modular, mendable.

A reinforced-PU monocoque carries load with minimal internal structure. The demountable 2.3 m wing packs to a transport footprint; integral wet-structure fuel cells feed the rear pusher engine for full-range endurance.

LaunchRATORocket-assisted, no runway
NavigationGPS + autopilotStarlink retasking
Terminal guidanceOnboard seekerCEP < 5 m (est.)
Setup to launch~15 min4 crew
Pack-up & displace~10 min0 runway required
Ready unit cost~$60kall-in, 2.3 m
Sustained output160 / moserial production

Survivability

Strike from cover.

Container concealment and a runway-free launch mean the Heretic can be positioned and held without signature, then committed deep on order.

1,000 km
Range
30 kg
Warhead

XQ 600 Heretic

Request the full datasheet.

Detailed performance, payload, and integration data are available to allied governments, primes, and qualified partners.

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