SOLANA BEACH, Calif. — AEVEX Corp. has announced the development of Specter, a high-speed, turbojet-powered autonomous platform engineered for deep-strike and standoff operations in contested environments. Developed in partnership with advanced manufacturing firm Divergent Technologies, the Specter platform integrates a software-defined architecture with modular hardware to deliver scalable, high-rate one-way attack and multi-mission capabilities.
The platform incorporates Divergent’s proprietary digital manufacturing technology, DAPS™ (Divergent Adaptive Production System), enabling rapid design iteration, localized production resilience, and high-volume scalability from early engineering phases. Built to operate in GPS-denied and heavily jammed airspace, Specter utilizes AEVEX’s combat-proven CompassX open-standards autonomy suite. Its core feature is a modular, swappable nose section that allows operational units to field-swap payload packages—including kinetic explosive warheads, non-kinetic effectors, electronic warfare (EW) suites, and ISR sensor payloads—without requiring structural airframe redesigns.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: AEVEX SPECTER AUTONOMOUS PLATFORM
* System Classification: High-Speed Turbojet-Powered Autonomous Platform / One-Way Attack System (OWAS)
* Industrial Development: AEVEX Corp. (System integration, autonomy & mission architecture) & Divergent Technologies (Structural engineering & DAPS™ digital manufacturing)
* Propulsion Architecture: High-performance turbojet engine providing extended standoff reach and high-subsonic engagement speeds
* Deployment Profiles: Dual-launch architecture supporting both ground-launched (booster/catapult) and air-launched deployment modes
* Airframe & Payload Architecture: Modular swappable nose cone section designed for rapid interchangeability of mission effectors
* Supported Payload Configurations:
* Kinetic explosive warheads
* Non-kinetic & Directed Energy / EW jamming effectors
* Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) electro-optical suites
* Guidance & Navigation Architecture: Software-defined CompassX AI autonomy suite engineered for autonomous mission execution in contested and GPS-denied operational environments
* Manufacturing Protocol: Produced via Divergent DAPS™ digital assembly platform to accelerate manufacturing scale and lower production bottlenecks
