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| Specification | Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythe | ZALA Lancet |
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| Type | One-way attack drone[source] | Loitering munition[source]Lancet · Type |
| Place of origin | Ukraine[source] | Russian Federation[source]Lancet · Place of origin |
| In service | 2023–present[source] | 2020 – present[source]Lancet · In service |
| Used by | Ukraine[source] |
Mass
Single source100 kg (220 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; Maximum speed
Single source200 km/h (120 mph)[source]
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.
Russian Armed Forces[source]Lancet · Used by |
| Wars | Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] | Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian war[source]Lancet · Wars |
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| Designed | 2022-2023[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Terminal Autonomy[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | USD $30,000[source] | Export cost: 3 million rubles ($37,000)[source]Lancet · Unit cost |
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| Produced | 2023-present[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 43 kg (95 lb)[source] | high explosive (HE), HE- fragmentation or shaped charge warheads[source] |
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| Blast yield | 32 kg (71 lb)[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 30–3,000 m (98–9,843 ft)[source] | — |
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| Role | one-way attack drone[source] | — |
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| Source measurement | It has two sets of wings, one forward and one rear, with a wingspan of 2.3 m; 30 fully-assembled Scythes can be stacked in one shipping container for transport.[source]Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythe · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Overall weight is 100 kg with a 43 kg payload, of which 32 kg is the warhead which can be thermobaric or hold two 122 mm artillery shells.[source]Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythe · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Using the standard gas engine and pusher propeller , the AQ-400 has a cruise speed of 144 km/h (89 mph), a top speed of 200 km/h, endurance of 6.5 hours, and a strike range of 750 km; depending on the engine option, range could be increased as far as 900 km (560 mi), or payload increased to 70 kg (150 lb) at a reduced range.[source]Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythe · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Guidance at low altitude uses a laser altimeter to approach at 30 m to minimize the effects of electronic warfare to jam GPS navigation until very close to the target. At high altitudes of 3,000 m, it navigates with a visual positioning system using roads and other visible landmarks. A video link option is available so an operator can manually guide the drone to hit moving targets, but this adds costs and only works at shorter ranges. The basic Scythe airframe costs USD $15,000, which increases to USD$30,000 with a guidance system and other features; this compares to around USD$20,000 for a Shahed-136 one-way attack munition used by Russia . Swarms can use a leader-follower method, where one lead drone carrying a navigation system is followed by nine basic drones, which help saturate the target area and draw off enemy defenses from the lethal version. The use of such drones is intended to overwhelm air defenses as well as make them expend expensive interceptors against cheaper targets, exhausting their supplies over time.[source]Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythe · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Designer | — | ZALA Aero Group[source]Lancet · Designer |
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| 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 |
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| Developer | — | ZALA Aero Group[source] |
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| Guidance | — | optical-electronic guidance and TV guidance unit[source] |
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| Launch platforms | — | catapult launcher from ground or sea platforms like the Raptor-class patrol boats[source]Lancet launch platforms; no boat specifications inherited |
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| Powerplant | — | electric motor[source] |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Warhead mass | — | more than five kilograms[source]Variants · Warhead mass; source qualifications retained three-kilogram warhead[source]Variants · Warhead mass; source qualifications retained |
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