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

Vampire

A reusable Ukrainian heavy hexacopter, codified and procured by the Ministry of Defence.

Country / region
Ukraine
Programme status
Use documented
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedUse documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
Multirole aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Skyfall
Origin / production countries
Ukraine
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Configuration not separately identified in the reviewed source
Operators / programme customers
Ukraine

Evidence & current status

The cited public record documents military use or operator acceptance. Specifications still depend on the particular production version and mission configuration.

Role & capabilities

  • Multirole aircraft
  • Vertical take-off and landing; reusable
  • Day/night bispectral camera

Specifications in context

Airframe
Heavy hexacopter

Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary.

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Launch / recovery
Vertical take-off and landing; reusable

Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary.

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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
20 km stated distance; radius/route definition not specified

Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary.

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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
Up to 15 kg

Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary.

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Sensors
Day/night bispectral camera

Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary.

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Communications / navigation
GNSS and communications-resilience features described

Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary.

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