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Liutyi

A Ukrainian long-range one-way aircraft identified in public research on the country’s drone industry and autonomous systems.

Role & capabilities

  • One-way aircraft
  • Expendable baseline; not the reported reusable derivative
In service / use documentedUse documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
One-way aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Antonov / Ukrainian defence industry
Origin / production countries
Ukraine
Other names
Lyutyi; Liutiy
Variants / configurations
One-way baseline; Reported reusable derivative — separate provisional profile
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 & programme

A Ukrainian long-range one-way aircraft identified in public research on the country’s drone industry and autonomous systems.

The March 2025 industry study attributes Lyutyi to Antonov within the Ukrainian state defence-industrial group. CSIS research separately discusses its use. Transliteration varies, so Lyutyi and Liutyi are indexed together. Neither source is a manufacturer-certified performance sheet. This profile keeps uncertain dimensions, range and mass explicit rather than combining estimates from several production versions. A later reported reusable derivative has its own provisional entry.

Sourced specifications

Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.

SpecificationReported valueContext & source
AirframeLong-range fixed-wing one-way aircraftPublished supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Launch / recoveryExpendable baseline; not the reported reusable derivativePublished supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance. Source ↗
PropulsionNot established from the reviewed sources.Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗
DimensionsNot established from the reviewed sources.Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗
MassNot established from the reviewed sources.Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗
EnduranceNot established from the reviewed sources.Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗
RangeNot established from the reviewed sources.Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗
SpeedNot established from the reviewed sources.Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗
AltitudeNot established from the reviewed sources.Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗
PayloadNot established from the reviewed sources.Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗
SensorsNot established from the reviewed sources.Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗
Communications / navigationNot established from the reviewed sources.Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗

Publication history

  • — Expanded catalogue profile with sourced specifications, variant distinctions, programme evidence and explicit public data gaps.

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Follow the evidence

Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.

  1. Murray Lab Ukrainian drone-industry study, March 2025 (opens in a new tab)Independent research
  2. CSIS research on Ukrainian autonomous systems (opens in a new tab)Independent research

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