Being a VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) UAV, Hyperion can operate without fixed airfield infrastructure. Embracing this concept, the launch-container architecture allows to move the UAV freely and launch from anywhere.
![Truck with closed launch container for Hyperion.](http://localhost:8080/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/001_PickupUAV-inside.png)
![Hyperion in compact stowed configuration](http://localhost:8080/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/002_PickupUAV-open.png)
![Hyperion unfolding its wingtips](http://localhost:8080/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/003_PickupUAV-outside.png)
![Hyperion preparing for take off from a truck](http://localhost:8080/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/004_UAV-Startup.png)
![Vertical takeoff from the launch container mounted on a truck.](http://localhost:8080/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/005_UAV-Liftoff.png)
![Hyperion that just launched from a truck](http://localhost:8080/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/006_UAV-Start-Mission.png)
While launch containers offer protection during shipping, during operation, they offer ground support, communication, and landing guidance in a highly integrated and very flexible package. Launch containers can be integrated in fixed buildings or mounted on vehicles such as trucks or ships.
![A swarm of maritime Hyperion drones takes off from the flight deck of a military surface vessel.](http://localhost:8080/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Phaethon-and-Corvette.png)