ORKID 260 VTOL flying over an open desert landscape and mountain range
Built + flying today

Autonomy.
Above and
beyond.

AI-powered aerial systems for defense
and critical infrastructure.

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ORKID 260 VTOLOperational today
01 / PlatformDual-use
02 / ConnectivitySATCOM · RF · 5G
03 / ArchitectureModular payloads

01 / Operational today

Built for the field.

ORKID 260 VTOL. One aircraft. Multiple mission sets.

ORKID 260 in flight above tracked and wheeled vehicles at a field site
ORKID 260 / Field operations
ORKID 260 in VTOL flight near a mast and field personnel
VTOL / Runway-independent deployment
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02 / Missions

One platform.
More possibilities.

Defense

VTOL aircraft flying through mountain terrain
01 / Defense

Long-endurance tactical ISR

VTOL aircraft monitoring a remote border route
02 / Defense

Border intelligence

VTOL aircraft conducting maritime surveillance
03 / Defense

Wide-area maritime surveillance

Aircraft surveying remote forest terrain
04 / Defense

Counter-illicit trafficking

Critical infrastructure

ORKID aircraft inspecting electrical transmission lines
05 / Industrial

Power line inspection

VTOL aircraft monitoring an energy corridor
06 / Industrial

Oil & gas inspection

Aircraft monitoring wildfire smoke over a forest
07 / Industrial

Wildfire mitigation

Concept image of an ORKID VTOL patrolling a wildlife reserve with elephants and a ranger vehicle
08 / Industrial

Long-distance surveying / Anti-poaching patrols

03 / System advantage

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Mission-defined sensors, compute and communications.

  • EO/IR · LiDAR
  • SATCOM · RF · 5G
  • Onboard intelligence
Close view of the ORKID 260 in flight showing its underside and sensor payload
Concept visualization of ORKID 260 Hybrid over a maritime operating area

04 / Extended endurance

Stay longer.
Reach further.

ORKID 260 VTOL Hybrid

Up to 9 hours of flight endurance.

Endurance varies with configuration and mission profile.

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05 / Next generation

ORKID 300.

Field experience. Designed into the next generation.

ORKID 300 airframe design with sensor payload

Designed for additive manufacturing and repeatable production.

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06 / Manufacturing

Decentralized production.

Digital airframe manufacturing with HP Multi Jet Fusion.

Repeatable production

Consistent parts and assemblies across distributed production.

Distributed capacity

Scalable manufacturing to support global operations.

Faster iteration

From design to flight with reduced lead times.

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Company

ORKID is an aerospace OEM developing autonomous aircraft for defense and commercial operators across the Americas.

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