Teledyne FLIR Rogue 1

Rogue 1 is a loitering munition developed by Teledyne FLIR. It was publicly unveiled in 2024, after having been under test by the US SOCOM (Special Operations Command) since 2022.

The drone is of relatively conventional quadcopter design, with foldable rotors for compact transportation. Apart from the usual GPS navigation system, Rogue 1 also has a ground image matching navigation option to operate in GPS-denied environments. The datalink to the operator is said to be specifically hardened against jamming. Rogue 1 can be equipped with a variety of target-finding sensors (e.g. EO/IIR), and offers at least two different warhead options: directional blast-fragmentation against soft targets, and EFP (Explosively Formed Penetrator) against armored targets.

In case no suitable target can found, or the mission is to be aborted for other reasons, Rogue 1 can be recalled to the operator, incl. defusing the warhead for a safe recovery.

Photo: Teledyne FLIR

Rogue 1

In April 2024, the U.S. Marine Corps announced that it had ordered 127 Rogue 1 drones for evaluation under its OPF-L (Organic Precision Fires - Light) program.

Specifications

Note: Data given by several sources show slight variations. Figures given below may therefore be inaccurate!

Data for Rogue 1:

Length	?
Weight	4.5 kg (10 lb)
Speed	113 km/h (70 mph)
Ceiling	?
Range	> 10 km (6 miles)
Endurance	30 min
Propulsion	Electric motors

Main Sources

[1] Teledyne FLIR: Rogue 1™
[2] Popular Mechanics, Sébastien Roblin: The Marines' New Kamikaze Drone Will Take to the Skies With a Twist
[3] Breaking Defense, Andrew White: Teledyne FLIR’s ‘new’ Rogue 1 loitering munition has been under SOCOM contract for two years

Back to Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4

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Last Updated: 26 June 2024