VTOL UAS with ISTAR Payload to Debut at Eurosatory 2026

Threod Systems will unveil the Eos D at Eurosatory 2026 on June 16 at 11am, introducing a lightweight Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) that combines the company’s full-electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft with the eOpic-6 ISTAR payload.

The aircraft is designed to provide tactical units with airborne target confirmation, laser designation and reconnaissance capabilities without relying solely on larger crewed or uncrewed platforms.

Eos D is based on Threod’s existing Eos C VTOL reconnaissance platform, as well as the company’s sensor and software experience. Its eOpic-6 ISTAR payload includes laser designation capability that has been tested and validated with a range of NATO guided projectiles.

The system is also designed to support interoperability with allied forces.

With the eOpic-6 ISTAR payload, Eos D is intended to support reconnaissance, target acquisition, laser designation and fire-support tasks. In operational use, it gives smaller tactical units a compact airborne platform for observing areas of interest, confirming targets and supporting designation from the air.

The system also allows trained crews to operate further from direct threat exposure.

Arno Vaik, CEO of Threod Systems, commented, “Laser designation itself is not a new capability, but a precision-support function should not be limited to larger systems or unmanned platforms. Our focus has been to bring that capability into a smaller VTOL UAS that tactical units can deploy and operate significantly more easily.”