Cardinal I The Cardinal I was the initial prototype of the Cardinal.
Cardinal II The Cardinal II began development in 2009 and is based on the Cardinal I but has a better payload design, digital data link, and automatic tracking antenna system. It was exhibited at the 2015
Paris Air Show. In service with
Republic of China Marine Corps and
Republic of China Army. Other than military missions the Cardinal II can be used for civil
remote sensing and
disaster relief missions. The remote control flight range is 8km. In service a Taiwanese Cardinal II unit has six primary aircraft and three backups.
Cardinal III Cardinal III features vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. It is reportedly optimized for coastal surveillance. It is intended for operation by the Marine Corps. It was displayed at the
Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in 2023.
Fire Cardinal In 2019 NCSIST exhibited the Fire Cardinal for the first time at the
Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition. It was referred to by NCSIST as an "air-to-ground assault" UAV, what is more commonly known as a
loitering munition. The Fire Cardinal is a twin-propeller drone about four feet long with a six-foot wingspan. It weighs around 15 pounds and includes an electro-optical and infrared sensor as well as advanced target discrimination systems. ==Specifications (Cardinal II)==