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Measured figures
Mass
Single source8–9 kg (18–20 lb)[source]
Maximum take-off; Lancet-1 · Maximum takeoff weight; source qualifications retained · Maximum takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Lancet-3 · Maximum takeoff weight; source qualifications retained · Maximum takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Source stated maximum takeoff weight · up to
Single sourceup 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
Maximum; Lancet-3 · Maximum speed; source qualifications retained · Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Lancet · Maximum speed · cruise
Single sourceMaximum; Lancet · Maximum speed · dive
Single source110 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
Lancet-1 · Endurance; source qualifications retained · Endurance
Single sourceLancet-3 · Endurance; source qualifications retained · endurance
Single source40-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
Izdeliye-53 (or Product 53) · Payload; source qualifications retained · five kilograms (
Single sourceLancet-1 · Payload; source qualifications retained · one-kilogram (
Single sourceLancet-3 · Payload; source qualifications retained · three kilograms (
Single sourcethree 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
| Specification | Nagastra-1 | ZALA Lancet |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Unmanned aerial vehicle Loitering munition[source] | Loitering munition[source]Lancet · Type |
| Place of origin | India[source] | Russian Federation[source]Lancet · Place of origin |
| Used by | Indian Army[source] | Russian Armed Forces[source]Lancet · Used by |
| Wars | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] | Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian war[source]Lancet · Wars |
| Designer | Z-Motion Autonomous Systems Economic Explosives Limited[source] | ZALA Aero Group[source]Lancet · Designer |
| Manufacturer | Economic Explosives Limited[source] | — |
| Produced | 2024–current[source] | — |
| Warhead | High-explosive fragmentation[source] | high explosive (HE), HE- fragmentation or shaped charge warheads[source] |
| Engine | Electric motor[source] | — |
| Flight ceiling | >4,500 m (4.5 km) AMSL[source] | — |
| Flight altitude | >200 m (660 ft) AGL[source] | — |
| Accuracy | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) CEP[source] | — |
| In service | — | 2020 – present[source]Lancet · In service |
| 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 |
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