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Portugal Tekever
AR5
Tekever's largest and most advanced fixed-wing UAS, a medium-altitude, medium-endurance platform with redundant twin engines, automatic takeoff and landing, and SATCOM-enabled beyond-radio-line-of-sight control for maritime and land ISR.
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
National export licensing
Subject to Portugal export-control approval; verify eligibility with the manufacturer.
Channel: Direct commercial / G2G
Fielded & proven
Operator data not public
Status: active.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →
Interoperability
No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.
Competitive field
71 comparable systems from 35 other manufacturers
Counted in the WeaponSpecs database: UAVs built by another manufacturer that share at least one published role with this system. A count of what this catalog holds, not a survey of the whole market. See the alternatives →
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Overview
The AR5 is Tekever's flagship medium-altitude, medium-endurance (MAME) fixed-wing unmanned aircraft system, built with redundant critical flight systems including twin engines and automatic takeoff and landing to support sustained, higher-risk operations. Its SATCOM-enabled datalink gives it beyond-radio-line-of-sight (BRLOS) control with effectively unlimited communications range, and it can operate from unprepared airstrips. The airframe uses a flexible, modular architecture that accepts a wide range of sensors and payloads, including multiple EO/IR sensors, maritime patrol radar, synthetic aperture radar, SIGINT payloads and AIS receivers, positioning it for long-endurance maritime surveillance, border security, and land ISR missions alongside Tekever's smaller AR3 family.
Full specifications
Performance
Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.
| Cruise speed Sustained economical speed. Determines transit time to station. | 100 km/h |
|---|---|
| Endurance Time on station. Critical for UAVs and patrol platforms, higher means longer persistent coverage. On a ground robot, published continuous run time on a full charge or fuel tank. | 20 h |
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
| Weapons payload Maximum ordnance weight the platform can carry. Higher means more strike capacity per sortie. | 50 kg |
|---|
Physical
Dimensions, weight and crew.
| Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable. | 4 m |
|---|---|
| Wingspan Wingtip-to-wingtip span. | 7.3 m |
| Crew Personnel required to operate. Fewer reduces exposure; autoloaders trade a loader for mechanical complexity. | 0 |
Propulsion
Engine, power and fuel.
| Engines Number of engines. Twin-engine gives redundancy at higher cost. | 2 |
|---|
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
| Sensors IRST, EO/IR turrets, laser designators, sniper pods, thermal sights. | EO/IR sensors, Maritime patrol radar, Synthetic aperture radar, SIGINT payload, AIS receiver |
|---|---|
| Datalink Network connectivity: Link 16, MADL, national datalinks. Enables cooperative engagement. | SATCOM, BRLOS |
Specifications compiled from public Tekever and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-08-22.
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What is the weapons payload of the Tekever AR5? +
The Tekever AR5 can carry up to 50 kg of weapons payload.
How many crew does the Tekever AR5 require? +
The Tekever AR5 requires a crew of 0.
What is the Tekever AR5 used for? +
The Tekever AR5 is a uav / drone typically used for isr, maritime surveillance, border security.
