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KVN — Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky

A Russian FPV aircraft family identified by Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence as using a fibre-optic control link.

Country / region
Russia
Programme status
Use documented
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedUse documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
One-way aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
ANO NPC Ushkuynik
Origin / production countries
Russia
Other names
Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky
Variants / configurations
Configuration not separately identified in the reviewed source
Operators / programme customers
Russia

Evidence & current status

Identified in Ukrainian intelligence records of Russian systems. Attribution and configuration come from a party to the conflict; no independent fleet-wide performance validation is claimed.

Role & capabilities

  • One-way aircraft
  • Onboard video camera

Specifications in context

Airframe
FPV multirotor family

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Launch / recovery
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Propulsion
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Dimensions
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Mass
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Endurance
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Range
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Speed
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Altitude
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Payload
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Sensors
Onboard video camera

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Communications / navigation
Fibre-optic control link identified in recovered examples

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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