Aevex Phoenix Ghost vs ZALA Lancet: Specs Compared

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12kg

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5 kg

Maximum take-off; Lancet-1 · Maximum takeoff weight; source qualifications retained · Maximum takeoff weight

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12 kg

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Aevex Phoenix Ghost and ZALA Lancet configuration
Specification	Aevex Phoenix Ghost	ZALA Lancet
Type	Loitering munition^[source]	Loitering munition^[source]Lancet · Type
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Russian Federation^[source]Lancet · Place of origin
Wars	Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]	Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]Lancet · Wars
Manufacturer	Aevex Aerospace^[source]

Guidance system	Autonomous; manual^[source]	—

Role	family of aerial loitering munitions (explosive drones)^[source]	—

Source measurement	The Phoenix Ghost's primary purpose is to deliver an explosive munition to a human-selected target. The drone can loiter over an area for up to six hours, and can conduct surveillance. It is effective against medium-armored ground targets. It has infrared sensors for night operations .^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Atlas, a Group 2 drone weighing 20.9 lb (9.5 kg) including an 8.1 lb (3.7 kg) payload with endurance of 1-2 hours and range of 74 mi (120 km).^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Disruptor, a Group 3 drone with a v-tail 10.1 ft (3.1 m) in length weighing 185 lb (84 kg) or more with a 50 lb (23 kg) payload, endurance of 4.5 hours and range of 372 mi (598 km), launched pneumatically or through RATO . Closely resembles Iranian Shahed 101 .^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Dominator, a Group 3 drone similar in size and launching method to Disruptor but in a twin-boom configuration, weighing 205 lb (93 kg) or more and having endurance of 4.6 hours and range of 293 mi (492 km).^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage After initially sending 120 in April, it was announced in July 2022 that another 580 Phoenix Ghosts would be delivered beginning the next month as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). The Phoenix Ghost weapons were provided via a procurement, unlike the other weapons the US provided to Ukraine in the early months following the invasion. A U.S. aid package announced in November 2022 included more than 1,100 Phoenix Ghosts.^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

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The Phoenix Ghost's primary purpose is to deliver an explosive munition to a human-selected target. The drone can loiter over an area for up to six hours, and can conduct surveillance. It is effective against medium-armored ground targets. It has infrared sensors for night operations .^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Atlas, a Group 2 drone weighing 20.9 lb (9.5 kg) including an 8.1 lb (3.7 kg) payload with endurance of 1-2 hours and range of 74 mi (120 km).^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Disruptor, a Group 3 drone with a v-tail 10.1 ft (3.1 m) in length weighing 185 lb (84 kg) or more with a 50 lb (23 kg) payload, endurance of 4.5 hours and range of 372 mi (598 km), launched pneumatically or through RATO . Closely resembles Iranian Shahed 101 .^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Dominator, a Group 3 drone similar in size and launching method to Disruptor but in a twin-boom configuration, weighing 205 lb (93 kg) or more and having endurance of 4.6 hours and range of 293 mi (492 km).^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

After initially sending 120 in April, it was announced in July 2022 that another 580 Phoenix Ghosts would be delivered beginning the next month as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). The Phoenix Ghost weapons were provided via a procurement, unlike the other weapons the US provided to Ukraine in the early months following the invasion. A U.S. aid package announced in November 2022 included more than 1,100 Phoenix Ghosts.^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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In service	—	2020 – present^[source]Lancet · In service

Used by	—	Russian Armed Forces^[source]Lancet · Used by

Designer	—	ZALA Aero Group^[source]Lancet · Designer

Unit cost	—	Export cost: 3 million rubles ($37,000)^[source]Lancet · Unit cost

Unconfirmed operator · Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Forces	—	Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Forces^[source]Own Operators subsection is Unconfirmed and states a domestic analogue, not a confirmed Lancet holding

Developer	—	ZALA Aero Group^[source]

Warhead	—	high explosive (HE), HE- fragmentation or shaped charge warheads^[source]

Guidance	—	optical-electronic guidance and TV guidance unit^[source]

Launch platforms	—	catapult launcher from ground or sea platforms like the Raptor-class patrol boats^[source]Lancet launch platforms; no boat specifications inherited

Powerplant	—	electric motor^[source]

Variant description	—	Basic and bigger variant with a 40-minute endurance with a maximum payload of three kilograms (6.6 lb) and a 12 kg (26 lb) MTOW. The maximum speed is 80–110 kilometres per hour (50–68 mph).^[source]Lancet-3 A smaller version of the Lancet-3. It carries a one-kilogram (2.2 lb) payload and has a 5 kg (11 lb) MTOW. The endurance is 30 minutes.^[source]Lancet-1 Upgraded version of the Lancet. The drones have a new tube launcher which can contain up to four Lancets and the drones can relay information between themselves about armored vehicles and their concentration and attack fully autonomously , choosing targets from pre-set categories. It has a maximum payload of five kilograms (11 lb). Its operational deployment begun in October 2023 against Czech-made Ukrainian artillery systems.^[source]Izdeliye-53 (or Product 53) Russian troops in Ukraine have begun using upgraded Lancet loitering munitions with an increased flight duration of one hour and a more powerful warhead weighing more than five kilograms, which is at least two kilograms more than the basic version of the drone. Lancets are used to attack personnel with a high explosive fragmentation or thermobaric warhead, and armored vehicles with a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead. The larger variant is designated Izdeliye 51, while the smaller one, with a three-kilogram warhead, is designated Izdeliye 52 and reportedly was upgraded with a larger warhead and a new EO guidance system as of March 2023.^[source]Variants

Variant description

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Basic and bigger variant with a 40-minute endurance with a maximum payload of three kilograms (6.6 lb) and a 12 kg (26 lb) MTOW. The maximum speed is 80–110 kilometres per hour (50–68 mph).^[source]Lancet-3

A smaller version of the Lancet-3. It carries a one-kilogram (2.2 lb) payload and has a 5 kg (11 lb) MTOW. The endurance is 30 minutes.^[source]Lancet-1

Upgraded version of the Lancet. The drones have a new tube launcher which can contain up to four Lancets and the drones can relay information between themselves about armored vehicles and their concentration and attack fully autonomously , choosing targets from pre-set categories. It has a maximum payload of five kilograms (11 lb). Its operational deployment begun in October 2023 against Czech-made Ukrainian artillery systems.^[source]Izdeliye-53 (or Product 53)

Russian troops in Ukraine have begun using upgraded Lancet loitering munitions with an increased flight duration of one hour and a more powerful warhead weighing more than five kilograms, which is at least two kilograms more than the basic version of the drone. Lancets are used to attack personnel with a high explosive fragmentation or thermobaric warhead, and armored vehicles with a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead. The larger variant is designated Izdeliye 51, while the smaller one, with a three-kilogram warhead, is designated Izdeliye 52 and reportedly was upgraded with a larger warhead and a new EO guidance system as of March 2023.^[source]Variants