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BlueBird ThunderB

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Small tactical UAV.

Photo: Israel Aerospace Industries

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Piston

Application

Surveillance

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Configuration & certification

Wing position

High

Planform

Straight

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Tail

Conventional

Certification

Military

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
BlueBird WanderB-VTOL	/	Hydrogen fuel-cell powered variant.
BlueBird ThunderB	/	Baseline vairant, includes ThunderB-VTOL variant.
BlueBird / AEVEX OmniRaider	2025 /	U.S. version of the ThunderB-Next Generation (NG), manufactured by AEVEX Aerospace.

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Bluebird Aero Systems	News
AEVEX Aerospace	News	OmniRaider variant

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