Peklo 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

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

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Configuration

Details

Peklo and ZALA Lancet configuration
Specification	Peklo	ZALA Lancet
Type	Turbojet drone^[source]	Loitering munition^[source]Lancet · Type
Place of origin	Ukraine^[source]	Russian Federation^[source]Lancet · Place of origin
In service	2024^[source]	2020 – present^[source]Lancet · In service
Used by	Ukraine^[source]	Russian Armed Forces

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

Produced	2024^[source]	—

Engine	turbojet^[source]	—

Source measurement	Peklo was developed by the Ukrainian Defense Industry and is presumably based on the Palianytsia missile-drone, which was also developed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Through the remote-controlled turbojet engine , the drone is capable of reaching subsonic speeds of up to 700 km/h (Mach 0.57), and has a maximum range of 700 km. It was reported that the weapon is composed of up to 70% domestically produced components, however it may still face supply chain issues.^[source]Peklo · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage As details of missile are sparse due to a general reluctance to reveal too much information to its adversary in the war, photo image analysis by the media indicates that the weight of the warhead may not be more than 50 kg due to the fuselage. However the media arrived at different conclusions on the launching mechanism, with Ukrainian media Defence Express concluding that it is likely a land-based system, while BBC determined that it can be launched from aircraft.^[source]Peklo · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

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Peklo was developed by the Ukrainian Defense Industry and is presumably based on the Palianytsia missile-drone, which was also developed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine . Through the remote-controlled turbojet engine , the drone is capable of reaching subsonic speeds of up to 700 km/h (Mach 0.57), and has a maximum range of 700 km. It was reported that the weapon is composed of up to 70% domestically produced components, however it may still face supply chain issues.^[source]Peklo · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

As details of missile are sparse due to a general reluctance to reveal too much information to its adversary in the war, photo image analysis by the media indicates that the weight of the warhead may not be more than 50 kg due to the fuselage. However the media arrived at different conclusions on the launching mechanism, with Ukrainian media Defence Express concluding that it is likely a land-based system, while BBC determined that it can be launched from aircraft.^[source]Peklo · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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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