Section 02 · Blueprints
Eight airframes, one bus
Conceptual drawings and characteristics. Open a card for the full title-block, the public program it is beating, and why.
XQ-26A
Vanguard
Collaborative combat aircraft — dual-role air superiority and strike wingman
- Unit
- $18.0M
- FY26
- 48
- Radius
- 850 nm
MQ-26B
Harrier
Massed modular ISR / strike — MQ-9 successor at attritable cost
- Unit
- $8.50M
- FY26
- 60
- Radius
- 1,200 nm
KQ-26C
Cistern
Uncrewed tanker, mesh node, and decoy tanker
- Unit
- $38.0M
- FY26
- 12
- Radius
- 1,500 nm
RQ-26D
Kestrel
Group 2/3 tactical ISR for the squad and company
- Unit
- $85K
- FY26
- 2,400
- Radius
- 80 nm
BQM-26E
Lance
One-way attack family — squad, company, and theater
- Unit
- $12K
- FY26
- 12K
- Radius
- 22 nm
EQ-26F
Shade
Expendable EW, decoy, and communications relay
- Unit
- $45K
- FY26
- 1,800
- Radius
- 160 nm
MQM-26G
Aegis
Counter-UAS interceptor family — kinetic, recoverable RF, and magazine-fed
- Unit
- $28K
- FY26
- 8,000
- Radius
- 12 nm
XSM-26H
Nereid
Paired uncrewed surface hunter and extra-large UUV
- Unit
- $3.20M
- FY26
- 40
- Radius
- 1,800 nm