AD-3000 Stealth VTOL Reconnaissance Drone
AD-3000
OVERVIEW
Low-observable vertical-takeoff-and-landing fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV with a 15 kg maximum takeoff weight, 2.5 kg payload, 150-minute endurance, and 30 km operating radius. Radar-signature reduction of about 80 percent, verified at Ohio State University's ElectroScience Laboratory, comes from low-observable shaping and radar-absorbing coating applied to key surfaces. Navigates without GPS using visual-inertial odometry and SLAM, with an anti-jam datalink and evasive terminal flight. About 95 percent domestic content. Supplied to the Republic of Korea Army and a major Korean defense prime; set a domestic small-UAV record of 2 hours 55 minutes of continuous flight in May 2026. The larger armed AD-4000 (35 kg MTOW, 10 kg payload) is due in 2027.