{"id":321289,"date":"2026-04-12T10:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/270-million-for-drones-that-fly-for-75-hours-straight\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:36:40","slug":"270-millionen-fur-drohnen-die-75-stunden-am-stuck-fliegen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/270-million-for-drones-that-fly-for-75-hours-straight\/","title":{"rendered":"$270 Millionen f\u00fcr Drohnen, die 75 Stunden am St\u00fcck fliegen k\u00f6nnen."},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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More than three days. That is how long the K1000ULE unmanned aircraft can stay airborne on a single mission \u2014 circling, watching, and relaying intelligence without landing. On April 7, 2026, U.S. Air Forces Central Command awarded Kraus Hamdani Aerospace a contract worth up to $270 million to deploy these solar-powered drones across the Middle East.\n\nThe aircraft weighs 42.5 pounds. It fits in the trunk of a car. And it just set a record that more than doubled the previous endurance mark for its class.\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4f8;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#333;font-size:17px\">Quick Facts<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Contract:<\/strong> IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) \u2014 up to $270 million<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Awarded to:<\/strong> Kraus Hamdani Aerospace (California)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> K1000ULE (Ultra-Long Endurance)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Weight:<\/strong> 42.5 lbs (Pentagon Group 2 classification)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Endurance record:<\/strong> 75 hours 35 minutes (Pendleton UAS Test Range, Oregon)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Previous record:<\/strong> 36 hours (Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Propulsion:<\/strong> Fully electric, solar-powered, AI-enabled<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><strong>Primary mission:<\/strong> ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A Drone That Weighs Less Than a Carry-On Suitcase<\/h2>\n\nThe K1000ULE does not look like what most people imagine when they hear \"military drone.\" It is not a Reaper or a Global Hawk \u2014 massive aircraft with wingspans wider than a Boeing 737. The K1000ULE is a Group 2 drone, meaning it weighs between 21 and 55 pounds. It launches from small units in the field, flies on electric power supplemented by solar panels, and uses AI to manage its own energy budget during multi-day flights.\n\nAt Pendleton UAS Test Range in Oregon, the K1000ULE completed a continuous flight of 75 hours and 35 minutes. That is more than double the 36-hour record previously held by Lockheed Martin's Stalker VXE. For context, a standard MQ-9 Reaper \u2014 the workhorse of American drone operations \u2014 can stay airborne for about 27 hours. The K1000ULE nearly triples that.\n\nThe trick is solar power. During daylight hours, the drone's solar panels charge its batteries while simultaneously powering the motor and payload. At night, it runs on stored energy, descending to lower altitudes to conserve power and climbing again at dawn. The AI flight management system optimises this cycle continuously, adjusting altitude, speed, and power draw to maximise time on station.\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Quarterback in the Sky<\/h2>\n\nThe K1000ULE is not just a camera platform. AFCENT envisions it as a relay node \u2014 a quarterback in the sky that connects other drones, ground units, and command centres. It can receive sensor data from smaller tactical drones operating at lower altitudes, process it onboard, and retransmit it to units that need it. In a theatre where communication links are contested and satellite bandwidth is precious, a drone that can loiter for three days as an airborne network hub is enormously valuable.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7a\/ScanEagle_UAV_catapult_launcher_%28center%29.jpg\/960px-ScanEagle_UAV_catapult_launcher_%28center%29.jpg\" alt=\"Small military ISR drone launch\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A small military ISR drone being launched. The K1000ULE is even lighter \u2014 at 42.5 pounds, it fits in the Group 2 drone category and can be launched by a small field team. Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\nThis capability matters especially in the context of the ongoing operations around Iran and the Persian Gulf. The loss of the MQ-4C Triton surveillance drone near Iran in March \u2014 a $200 million aircraft \u2014 underscored the vulnerability of large, expensive ISR platforms to advanced air defences. The K1000ULE offers a radically different approach: small, cheap, hard to detect, and deployed in numbers. Losing one is an inconvenience, not a catastrophe.\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Lesson From Epic Fury<\/h2>\n\nThe $270 million contract is a direct response to lessons learned during the recent Gulf conflict. Operation Epic Fury demonstrated that persistent surveillance is the backbone of air operations. Every successful strike, every rescue mission, every defended position depended on knowing what was happening on the ground and in the air around the clock. Large drones provided that coverage \u2014 but they were vulnerable, expensive, and limited in number.\n\nThe K1000ULE represents a philosophical shift. Instead of a few exquisite platforms, AFCENT wants many cheap, long-endurance eyes in the sky. The drone costs a fraction of a Reaper. It can be deployed by small teams without runways. And it can stay up for three days, cycling through day-night-day without human intervention.\n\nFor a quarter of a billion dollars, AFCENT is buying not just drones but time \u2014 the commodity that matters most in intelligence.\n\n<em style=\"color:#888;font-size:14px\">Sources: Air & Space Forces Magazine, Breaking Defense, sUAS News, FlightGlobal<\/em>\n\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What is the K1000ULE drone?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The K1000ULE is a solar-powered, fully electric, AI-enabled uncrewed aircraft built by Kraus Hamdani Aerospace. 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