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LAT: 32°14'N  LON: 110°58'W
ALT: 18,400 FT MSL
SYS: RCN-7X PHANTOM
STATUS: NOMINAL
TECHNICAL ORDER // RCN-7X SERIES

ENGINEERED

FOR CONTESTED

AIRSPACE.

Fixed-wing UAS platforms that operate where pilots cannot. GPS-denied navigation, signal-jamming resistance, 48-hour loiter endurance — built to MIL-STD-810H.

48HRENDURANCE
150KMDATALINK
6,000FTDROP SURVIVE
VIEW SYSTEMS ↓
3.2M WINGSPANEXPLODED VIEW — RCN-7X PHANTOM — NOT TO SCALE
NAVIGATION: ACTIVEDATALINK: SECUREPOWER: NOMINAL
MIL-STD-810H // DO-160G // MIL-STD-461G
RCN-7X PHANTOM — NOW ACCEPTING FY26 PROGRAM OFFICE INQUIRIES
◈ CASE STUDY // ALPHA-7 BORDER SECTOR — CLASSIFICATION: FOUO

THE MISSION
REQUIREMENT.

A forward operating base needs 48-hour persistent ISR coverage of a 2,400km² border sector. Weather grounds manned aviation. MANPADS threat eliminates rotary wing. The requirement lands on a contracting officer's desk at 0200.

// MISSION PARAMETERS — REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT EXTRACT
MISSION TYPEPERSISTENT ISR / BORDER SURVEILLANCE
LOITER REQUIREMENT48+ HOURS CONTINUOUS
OPERATING ENVIRONMENTGPS-DENIED / SIGNAL-JAMMED
THREAT LEVELCONTESTED AIRSPACE — MANPADS PRESENT
ALTITUDE BAND12,000 – 18,000 FT MSL
COVERAGE AREA2,400 KM² PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE
⚠ MANNED ALTERNATIVE COST: $18,400/HR (MQ-9 FULLY BURDENED)
↳ RCN-7X PHANTOM: $320/HR — 98.3% COST REDUCTION
// OPERATIONAL TIMELINE — UTC
0200
MISSION REQUIREMENT IDENTIFIED
Border sector alpha-7 experiencing sustained infiltration. Manned ISR unavailable — weather ceiling 800ft, MANPADS threat elevated.
0215
RCN-7X PHANTOM TASKED
Unmanned system assigned. No pilot risk. Launch authority granted. System pre-flight complete in 22 minutes.
0237
AIRBORNE — SECTOR ALPHA-7
Climbing to 16,400ft MSL. EO/IR gimbal active. Encrypted datalink established. GPS-denied navigation via INS/terrain correlation.
0411
1ST CONTACT — HIGH-VALUE TARGET
Thermal signature detected. Positive ID confirmed. Coordinates relayed to ground commander in under 4 seconds.
5014
48HR MARK — STILL ON STATION
No asset rotation required. Zero pilot fatigue. Zero exposure. Continuous persistent coverage maintained throughout.
◈ ENGINEERING RESPONSE // SUBSYSTEM ANALYSIS

THE ENGINEERING
RESPONSE.

Every requirement drives a design decision. Every tolerance is documented. The RCN-7X Phantom was engineered against the hardest operational constraints in the requirements document — not the easiest.

// SUBSYSTEM INDEX
SYS-001 — TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
GPS-DENIED NAVIGATION
FLIGHT QUALIFIED

Triple-redundant INS with terrain-referenced navigation. Operates in full GPS denial environments. CEP < 15m after 48hr flight without satellite correction.

PRIMARY NAV
INS + TERRAIN CORR.
BACKUP NAV
VISUAL ODOMETRY
POSITION CEP
< 15M @ 48HR
JAMMING RESIST
FULL GPS-DENIAL
// PERFORMANCE ENVELOPE — RCN-7X PHANTOM — ALTITUDE vs. AIRSPEED
20,00015,00010,0005,00000 KTS40 KTS80 KTS120 KTS160 KTSALTITUDE (FT)AIRSPEED (KTS)
◈ FIELD DATA // 847 OPERATIONAL SORTIES — UNCLASSIFIED SUMMARY

MEASURED
OUTCOMES.

Numbers from 847 operational sorties across 6 deployed theaters. These are not manufacturer claims — they are after-action report aggregates submitted by program offices.

Aerial surveillance thermal view from unmanned aircraft
REC ● THERMAL BAND — MWIR 3-5μm
ALT: 16,400FT ∙ GSD: 0.3M/PX
SECTOR: ALPHA-7 ∙ BEARING: 247° ∙ TRACK: 18
⚠ TARGET ACQUIRED
0HRS
AVERAGE TIME ON STATION
Single sortie, no rotation required
0%
TARGET DETECTION RATE
vs. 71.2% manned ISR baseline
0/HR
COST PER FLIGHT HOUR
Fully burdened, vs. $18,400 MQ-9
0PILOT
RISK TO AIRCREW
Zero exposure in contested airspace
0SEC
TARGET-TO-RELAY LATENCY
Contact to ground commander notification
0%
MISSION SUCCESS RATE
Across 847 operational sorties
BORDER SURVEILLANCE //COUNTER-UAS //PERSISTENT ISR //MARITIME PATROL //FORCE PROTECTION //SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE //BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT //HUMANITARIAN AID COORD. //BORDER SURVEILLANCE //COUNTER-UAS //PERSISTENT ISR //MARITIME PATROL //FORCE PROTECTION //SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE //BATTLE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT //HUMANITARIAN AID COORD. //
847 SORTIES. 94.7% DETECTION RATE. $320/HR. THE DATA IS UNAMBIGUOUS.
◈ SECURE CHANNEL // AUTHORIZED ACCESS ONLY

INITIATE
CONTACT.

Program managers and contracting officers receive a tailored mission brief within 48 hours. Field commanders can reach our forward support team directly.

FORM RCN-BRIEF-001 // MISSION BRIEF REQUEST
⚠ DO NOT INCLUDE CLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN THIS FORM — UNCLASSIFIED CHANNEL ONLY
All inquiries are handled under NDA. ITAR regulations apply to all technical data transfers.
For classified discussions, contact your Recon program liaison through secure channels.