Omen hybrid VTOL aircraft offers vertical lift and long mission range

The Anduril Omen is a new hybrid VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) tailsitter aircraft developed in partnership with EDGE, designed to combine vertical lift capability with long-range endurance and heavier payload capacity. Positioned at the upper end of the Group 3 unmanned aircraft category, Omen aims to perform missions typically assigned to larger, crewed platforms, including maritime surveillance, logistics resupply, air-defense sensing, and communications relay. The aircraft features a tailsitter design with sail-plane wings, canards, and twin-boom nacelles, enabling it to transition from vertical lift to efficient forward flight. Its hybrid power system, developed in collaboration with Archer Aviation, overcame earlier propulsion limitations and provides excess power to support demanding electronic payloads. Omen is built for rapid field deployment and multi-mission use, with a foldable frame that can be carried, assembled, and launched by a two-person team within minutes without requiring a runway. It operates on Anduril’s Lattice autonomy