Orlan-10 / Orlan-10E
A widely documented Russian tactical reconnaissance family. Export Orlan-10E data differs from the domestic Orlan-10 figures recorded by Ukrainian intelligence.
- Country / region
- Russia
- Programme status
- Use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Special Technology Center (STC)
- Origin / production countries
- Russia
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Orlan-10 domestic record; Orlan-10E export configuration
- Operators / programme customers
- Russia; export customers not enumerated here
Evidence & current status
Identification and specification are attributed to Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence. Captured-airframe evidence is stronger than a promotional claim, but one specimen does not establish every production variant or an independently verified fleet size.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Catapult launch; parachute recovery
- Day/night observation and mission-dependent electronic-intelligence options
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Catapult launch; parachute recovery
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Internal-combustion engine (exporter description)
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Domestic record: 3.1 m span; 1.8 m length
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Domestic record: 18 kg maximum take-off mass
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Domestic record: up to 16 h
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Range
- Domestic record: 600 km flight distance; 120 km communications
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 90–150 km/h
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 5,000 m maximum
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 5.5 kg in domestic record
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Day/night observation and mission-dependent electronic-intelligence options
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
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