Bober (drone) vs ZALA Lancet: Specs Compared

ALoitering munitions

Bober (drone)

Unmanned aerial vehicle

BLoitering munitions

ZALA Lancet

Loitering munition

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

3 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

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12kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

5 kg

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

Single source

12 kg

Maximum take-off; Lancet-3 · Maximum takeoff weight; source qualifications retained · Maximum takeoff weight

Single source

12 kg

Maximum take-off; Source stated maximum takeoff weight · up to

Single source

up to 12 kilograms (26 lb)^[source]Source stated maximum takeoff weight

12 kg (26 lb)^[source]Lancet-3 · Maximum takeoff weight; source qualifications retained

5 kg (11 lb)^[source]Lancet-1 · Maximum takeoff weight; source qualifications retained

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300km/hMaximum; Lancet · Maximum speed · dive

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

80–110 km/h

Maximum; Lancet-3 · Maximum speed; source qualifications retained · Maximum speed

Single source

110 km/h

Maximum; Lancet · Maximum speed · cruise

Single source

300 km/h

Maximum; Lancet · Maximum speed · dive

Single source

110 km/h cruise, 300 km/h dive^[source]Lancet · Maximum speed

80–110 kilometres per hour (50–68 mph)^[source]Lancet-3 · Maximum speed; source qualifications retained

600–1,000km

40km

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

600–1,000 km

Reported Bober attack-drone range · Range

Single source

600 to 1,000 km^[source]Reported Bober attack-drone range

40 km

Source maximum range, unspecified configuration · Range

Single source

40 kilometres (25 mi)^[source]Source maximum range, unspecified configuration

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0.7h

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

0.5 h

Lancet-1 · Endurance; source qualifications retained · Endurance

Single source

0.666667 h

Lancet-3 · Endurance; source qualifications retained · endurance

Single source

40-minute endurance^[source]Lancet-3 · Endurance; source qualifications retained

30 minutes^[source]Lancet-1 · Endurance; source qualifications retained

one hour^[source]Variants · Endurance; source qualifications retained

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4.99kg

Payload

All recorded figures & sources

4.989516 kg

Izdeliye-53 (or Product 53) · Payload; source qualifications retained · five kilograms (

Single source

0.997903 kg

Lancet-1 · Payload; source qualifications retained · one-kilogram (

Single source

2.99371 kg

Lancet-3 · Payload; source qualifications retained · three kilograms (

Single source

three kilograms (6.6 lb)^[source]Lancet-3 · Payload; source qualifications retained

one-kilogram (2.2 lb)^[source]Lancet-1 · Payload; source qualifications retained

five kilograms (11 lb)^[source]Izdeliye-53 (or Product 53) · Payload; source qualifications retained

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Bober (drone) and ZALA Lancet configuration
Specification	Bober (drone)	ZALA Lancet
Type	Unmanned aerial vehicle^[source]	Loitering munition^[source]Lancet · Type
National origin	Ukraine^[source]	—
Primary user	Main Directorate of Intelligence^[source]	—
First flight	2023 ( 2023 )^[source]	—
Role	long-range one-way attack drone^[source]	—
Warhead	KZ-6 shaped charge^[source]	high explosive (HE), HE- fragmentation or shaped charge warheads^[source]
Propulsion	rear-mounted pusher propeller^[source]	—
Place of origin	—	Russian Federation^[source]Lancet · Place of origin
In service	—	2020 – present^[source]Lancet · In service
Used by	—	Russian Armed Forces^[source]Lancet · Used by
Wars	—	Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]Lancet · Wars
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]
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
Launch configuration	—	new tube launcher which can contain up to four Lancets^[source]Izdeliye-53 (or Product 53) · Launch configuration; source qualifications retained
Warhead mass	—	more than five kilograms^[source]Variants · Warhead mass; source qualifications retained three-kilogram warhead^[source]Variants · Warhead mass; source qualifications retained
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Russian Ground Forces

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Bober (drone)

ZALA Lancet

Type

Unmanned aerial vehicle^[source]

Loitering munition^[source]Lancet · Type

National origin

Ukraine^[source]

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Primary user

Main Directorate of Intelligence^[source]

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First flight

2023 ( 2023 )^[source]

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Role

long-range one-way attack drone^[source]

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Warhead

KZ-6 shaped charge^[source]

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

Propulsion

rear-mounted pusher propeller^[source]

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Place of origin

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Russian Federation^[source]Lancet · Place of origin

In service

—

2020 – present^[source]Lancet · In service

Used by

—

Russian Armed Forces^[source]Lancet · Used by

Wars

—

Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]Lancet · Wars

Designer

—

ZALA Aero Group^[source]Lancet · Designer

Unit cost

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

Unconfirmed operator · Islamic Republic of Iran Ground Forces

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

Developer

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ZALA Aero Group^[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

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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

Launch configuration

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new tube launcher which can contain up to four Lancets^[source]Izdeliye-53 (or Product 53) · Launch configuration; source qualifications retained

Warhead mass

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more than five kilograms^[source]Variants · Warhead mass; source qualifications retained

three-kilogram warhead^[source]Variants · Warhead mass; source qualifications retained

Reported operators

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Reported operator · Russian Ground Forces