Air system · Long-Endurance Electric UAS

K1000ULE

Persistent ISR / Communications Relay / EW Support

Also known as: K1000 ULE / K1000 Ultra Long Endurance / Kraus Hamdani electric UAS

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K1000ULE — Persistent ISR / Communications Relay / EW Support

K1000ULE overview

K1000ULE is a fully electric, solar-assisted long-endurance unmanned aircraft from Kraus Hamdani Aerospace. Its proposed missions include persistent electro-optical surveillance, communications relay, and electronic-support payload carriage, with the aircraft's low fuel and maintenance burden intended to make long-duration coverage practical for small military or civil teams. The design belongs to a smaller Group 2 class rather than the heavy MALE category.

Kraus Hamdani claims up to 24 hours of endurance and up to 1,000 miles of range. The company describes the aircraft as autonomous and zero-emission during flight, but these marketing figures are not an independent flight-test record. Payload mass, dimensions, speed, launch mass, and service ceiling are Not publicly disclosed in the reliable public material used here, and the nominal range should not be interpreted as a guaranteed communications radius or mission radius.

The aircraft was in development by at least 2022, attracted a U.S. Navy electric-VTOL-related contract announcement in 2024, and was reported as included on the Department of Defense Blue UAS Cleared and Select lists in 2025. Those milestones document development and government qualification interest, not universal fielding. Through September 12, 2026, K1000ULE remains best described as a U.S. long-endurance electric UAS under evaluation and market development.

Armament

Unarmed; surveillance, communications, and electronic-support payloads

Development and operational timeline

  1. Kraus Hamdani Aerospace begins publicly documented K1000ULE development
  2. Kraus Hamdani announces a U.S. Navy contract related to its electric VTOL unmanned-aircraft work
  3. U.S. defense reporting highlights K1000ULE's claimed 24-hour persistence and 1,000-mile range
  4. Kraus Hamdani reports K1000ULE on the Department of Defense Blue UAS Cleared and Select lists
  5. As of September 12, 2026, the aircraft remains in defense and commercial evaluation with no public mass operator fleet