VECTORDEFENCE DRONE
INTELLIGENCE
INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE
THE EVOLVING FIELD GUIDE
Editor

DEFENCE DRONES / THE LIBRARY

Compare the evidence.

Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

Dovbush T40

Ukrainian long-range aircraft codified in August 2026, with reconnaissance and strike configurations described by the MoD.

Country / region
Ukraine
Programme status
See profile
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
See profileSee profile
Primary domain
Air
System type
Multirole aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Ukrainian manufacturer — not publicly identified in reviewed source
Origin / production countries
Ukraine
Other names
Довбуш Т40; Dovbush T-40
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Government approval and test claims are documented; exact manufacturer, delivery and independent performance evidence remain unresolved.

Role & capabilities

  • Long-range reconnaissance
  • Multiple mission configurations

Specifications in context

Airframe
Fixed-wing aircraft

Named T40 configuration described by the ministry.

Source ↗
Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source ↗
Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source ↗
Dimensions
Wingspan nearly 5 m

Approximate MoD figure; other dimensions undisclosed.

Source ↗
Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source ↗
Endurance
More than 24 hours

Official claimed performance; mission configuration and test conditions undisclosed.

Source ↗
Range
More than 2,000 km

Official claim; not a verified combat radius or a simultaneous maximum-endurance condition.

Source ↗
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source ↗
Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source ↗
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source ↗
Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source ↗
Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source ↗