IDET 2025: Czech STV Group launches modular FPV drone to expand tactical battlefield capabilities
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On May 28, 2025, during IDET 2025, Czech defense company STV Group unveiled its new family of FPV (First Person View) drones equipped with multiple interchangeable warhead configurations. This significant debut positions the STV Group among the leading European players responding to the urgent demand for flexible, low-cost precision strike capabilities. In a context where drones are increasingly reshaping battlefield dynamics, this product addresses the pressing need for versatile strike options against a wide range of targets, from armored vehicles to infantry fortifications.Follow Army Recognition on Google News at this link
The FPV drone presented by STV Group belongs to the category of tactical loitering munitions and precision strike systems. What sets this system apart is its modular warhead approach, allowing operators to select from a wide array of combat payloads prior to mission launch (Picture source: Army Recognition Group)
Unveiled on the same day at IDET 2025, a novel quadcopter drone configured for direct-attack missions against armored targets was also presented in a suspended display. The compact UAV features a robust quad-rotor airframe designed to carry and stabilize a lightweight anti-tank munition mounted along its longitudinal axis. The munition, appearing to be a modified rocket-propelled grenade or similar shaped-charge warhead, is fixed beneath the drone’s central body, with its safety pin still in place for static exhibition. The UAV is further equipped with a forward-facing optical payload, likely comprising day and infrared sensors for target identification and precision engagement. Electrical cabling and structural reinforcements suggest the drone is engineered to deliver the munition in a controlled, deliberate attack run.
The FPV drone presented by STV Group belongs to the category of tactical loitering munitions and precision strike systems. What sets this system apart is its modular warhead approach, allowing operators to select from a wide array of combat payloads prior to mission launch. The current configurations showcased at IDET 2025 include: UAV-38K-100ED/HEAT, UAV-30F-100ED/HE, UAV-HEAT-90ED/HEAT, S60-57MD/HE FRAG, S60-57ED/HE FRAG, FPV-PG-26ED/ANTI-TANK, FPV-PG-7ED/ANTI-TANK, FPV-PG-7MD/ANTI-TANK, and FPV-TB-7MD/THERMOBARIC. This selection gives battlefield commanders the ability to tailor drone payloads in real time to match mission profiles, whether neutralizing armor, engaging soft targets, or attacking enemy personnel in confined spaces.
STV Group’s FPV drone project draws from both commercial drone technologies and extensive expertise in warhead design, an area where the company has long-standing industrial capabilities. The development timeline accelerated in response to lessons observed in Ukraine and other recent conflict zones, where low-cost drones with precision warheads have proven highly effective. Compared to many commercially modified FPV drones currently used in warzones, STV’s system benefits from a military-grade integrated warhead interface and standardized munitions, offering better reliability, safety, and scalability.
Strategically, the system represents an important evolution in drone warfare. By offering modular strike options in a single platform, it reduces logistical complexity while enabling rapid tactical adaptation on the battlefield. The capacity to quickly switch from anti-armor to thermobaric or fragmentation warheads gives forces greater flexibility and lethality in urban and hybrid warfare contexts. From a geopolitical perspective, the introduction of such systems by a European Union-based manufacturer reinforces Europe’s ability to supply its own needs in the rapidly growing segment of low-cost loitering munitions, reducing reliance on external suppliers. Militarily, this capability enhances both defensive and offensive options for European armed forces and their allies.
STV Group’s entry into the FPV combat drone segment with this modular warhead concept marks a notable shift in Europe’s tactical drone landscape. At a time when asymmetric threats and peer-to-peer conflicts demand ever greater agility and precision from military forces, this new product offers a timely and scalable solution likely to influence future procurement trends and battlefield tactics.
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On May 28, 2025, during IDET 2025, Czech defense company STV Group unveiled its new family of FPV (First Person View) drones equipped with multiple interchangeable warhead configurations. This significant debut positions the STV Group among the leading European players responding to the urgent demand for flexible, low-cost precision strike capabilities. In a context where drones are increasingly reshaping battlefield dynamics, this product addresses the pressing need for versatile strike options against a wide range of targets, from armored vehicles to infantry fortifications.
Follow Army Recognition on Google News at this link
The FPV drone presented by STV Group belongs to the category of tactical loitering munitions and precision strike systems. What sets this system apart is its modular warhead approach, allowing operators to select from a wide array of combat payloads prior to mission launch (Picture source: Army Recognition Group)
Unveiled on the same day at IDET 2025, a novel quadcopter drone configured for direct-attack missions against armored targets was also presented in a suspended display. The compact UAV features a robust quad-rotor airframe designed to carry and stabilize a lightweight anti-tank munition mounted along its longitudinal axis. The munition, appearing to be a modified rocket-propelled grenade or similar shaped-charge warhead, is fixed beneath the drone’s central body, with its safety pin still in place for static exhibition. The UAV is further equipped with a forward-facing optical payload, likely comprising day and infrared sensors for target identification and precision engagement. Electrical cabling and structural reinforcements suggest the drone is engineered to deliver the munition in a controlled, deliberate attack run.
The FPV drone presented by STV Group belongs to the category of tactical loitering munitions and precision strike systems. What sets this system apart is its modular warhead approach, allowing operators to select from a wide array of combat payloads prior to mission launch. The current configurations showcased at IDET 2025 include: UAV-38K-100ED/HEAT, UAV-30F-100ED/HE, UAV-HEAT-90ED/HEAT, S60-57MD/HE FRAG, S60-57ED/HE FRAG, FPV-PG-26ED/ANTI-TANK, FPV-PG-7ED/ANTI-TANK, FPV-PG-7MD/ANTI-TANK, and FPV-TB-7MD/THERMOBARIC. This selection gives battlefield commanders the ability to tailor drone payloads in real time to match mission profiles, whether neutralizing armor, engaging soft targets, or attacking enemy personnel in confined spaces.
STV Group’s FPV drone project draws from both commercial drone technologies and extensive expertise in warhead design, an area where the company has long-standing industrial capabilities. The development timeline accelerated in response to lessons observed in Ukraine and other recent conflict zones, where low-cost drones with precision warheads have proven highly effective. Compared to many commercially modified FPV drones currently used in warzones, STV’s system benefits from a military-grade integrated warhead interface and standardized munitions, offering better reliability, safety, and scalability.
Strategically, the system represents an important evolution in drone warfare. By offering modular strike options in a single platform, it reduces logistical complexity while enabling rapid tactical adaptation on the battlefield. The capacity to quickly switch from anti-armor to thermobaric or fragmentation warheads gives forces greater flexibility and lethality in urban and hybrid warfare contexts. From a geopolitical perspective, the introduction of such systems by a European Union-based manufacturer reinforces Europe’s ability to supply its own needs in the rapidly growing segment of low-cost loitering munitions, reducing reliance on external suppliers. Militarily, this capability enhances both defensive and offensive options for European armed forces and their allies.
STV Group’s entry into the FPV combat drone segment with this modular warhead concept marks a notable shift in Europe’s tactical drone landscape. At a time when asymmetric threats and peer-to-peer conflicts demand ever greater agility and precision from military forces, this new product offers a timely and scalable solution likely to influence future procurement trends and battlefield tactics.
