ADrones & UAVs
Kronshtadt Orion
Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle (reconnaissance variant) and unmanned combat aerial vehicle (armed variant)
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ADrones & UAVs
Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle (reconnaissance variant) and unmanned combat aerial vehicle (armed variant)
Measured figures
Orion-E · Length
Single source8 m (26 ft 3 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Kronshtadt Orion | Prioria Robotics Maveric |
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| Type | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle (reconnaissance variant) and unmanned combat aerial vehicle (armed variant)[source] | Tactical, Squad-level, Hand-launched[source] |
| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Kronstadt Group[source] | Prioria Robotics, Inc.[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | — |
| Primary user | Russian Ground Forces |
Orion-E · Wingspan
Single source16 m (52 ft 6 in)[source]
Orion-E · Height
Single source3 m (9 ft 10 in)[source]
Cruise; Orion-E · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Orion-E · Maximum speed
Single source200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)[source]
120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)[source]
Maximum; Manufacturerclaimed dashspeed, sourceallegationsretainedbelow · Speed
Single source55 knots (63 mph; 102 km/h)[source]Manufacturerclaimed dashspeed, sourceallegationsretainedbelow
Orion-E · Range
Single source1,440 km (890 mi, 780 nmi)[source]
Orion-E · Payload
Single source250 kg (550 lb)[source]
Orion-E · Service ceiling
Single source7,500 m (24,600 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Number built | 48+[source] | — |
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| First flight | 2016[source] | — |
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| Missiles | Vikhr-1V laser-guided antitank missile , S8000 Banderol cruise missile[source] | — |
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| Production status | — | is a discontinued unmanned aerial vehicle[source]Ownproductiondiscontinuation; notretirementofUScurrent-listedairframes |
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| Wing dimensions | — | 28 in[source]Literalwingsdimensionaxisnotnamed, notinventedwingspan |
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| Launch and recovery | — | fully autonomous operation from launch to landing using waypoints[source] |
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| Specification controversy | — | In 2015, Prioria vendor Condor Aerial alleged that Prioria was providing false specifications for the Maveric UAV[source]Retainexplicit source dispute, notapprovedcross-check |
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| Country of origin | — | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 24, cell 3; revision 1377059256; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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