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MAGURA V5 / V6P / V7 / MV7

A Ukrainian-origin surface-drone family with documented wartime use, followed by internationally developed MV7 configurations.

Role & capabilities

  • Maritime reconnaissance
  • Modular mission equipment carriage
  • Remote surface-vessel operations
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Sea surface
System type
Uncrewed surface vessel
Developer / manufacturer
UFORCE and Ukrainian MAGURA development teams
Origin / production countries
Ukraine / United Kingdom / Portugal
Other names
Magura; MAGURA V5; MAGURA V6P; MAGURA V7; MV7
Variants / configurations
V5 — historical 5.5-metre operator-reported configuration; V6P — multipurpose platform presented in May 2025; numerical data unresolved; V7 — separate current manufacturer specification; MV7 — newer international configuration; distinct from V7
Operators / programme customers
Ukraine — Defence Intelligence / Group 13; United Kingdom — supplier-led MV7 development and trials, not established Navy adoption

Evidence & current status

V5 operator particulars are historical and configuration-specific. V6P is a documented named platform, but no numerical specification is substituted from V5, V7 or MV7. Existing V7/MV7 technical rows remain labelled.

MAGURA is a family of Ukrainian-origin uncrewed surface vessels with distinct configurations. Ukraine's defence intelligence service presented V5, V6P and V7 publicly on 14 May 2025. It described V6P as a multipurpose platform, but the reviewed operator announcement does not establish a numerical V6P specification or a fleet quantity.

For the earlier V5, a November 2024 operator publication gives a 5.5-metre length, speed above 80 km/h and a 250 kg payload figure. These are historical operator-reported particulars, not universal family values. Wartime statements also need to be separated from independent confirmation of individual operational outcomes.

UFORCE's current catalogue distinguishes V7 from the newer MV7, with different hull dimensions and environmental limits. The main specification table therefore retains its explicitly labelled V7/MV7 baseline; the V5 particulars above remain a separate historical configuration. A larger model's performance is not used to fill V6P's missing data.

UFORCE announced a UK-developed MV7 launch in August 2026 and described wider British research and testing. Its later MV11 announcement also identifies Portuguese development and production. Those industrial locations do not prove British or Portuguese naval adoption. MV11 has a separate profile because its carrier role and maturity differ from the smaller family members.

Sourced specifications

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

SpecificationReported valueContext & source
ConfigurationV7 and MV7 modular uncrewed surface vessels; distinct from V5Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Hull / propulsionV7: HDPE or fibreglass hull; diesel; waterjet or sterndriveAlternative published V7 configurations. Source ↗
DimensionsV7: 7.1 or 7.3 m length; MV7: 7.8 m length and 2.35 m beamVariant-specific published values. Source ↗
Displacement / massNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗
PayloadV7: 650 kgV7 only; not a universal family payload. Source ↗
EnduranceNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗
RangeV7: approximately 800 nautical milesSupplier value; not the frequently quoted older V5 kilometre figure. Source ↗
SpeedV7: approximately 39 knots maximumSupplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Sea state / environmentV7: operational sea state 2–3; MV7: operational 4, survival 6Operation and survival are distinct; supplier claims. Source ↗
SensorsNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗
Communications / controlRemote and autonomous functions; customer-specific mission configurationsSupplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance. Source ↗
Launch / deploymentNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗

Documented milestones

  1. UK MV7 launch announced

    UFORCE reported a UK-developed MV7 launch as part of a research and testing programme.

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  2. Family publicly presented

    Ukraine's defence intelligence service presented V5, V6P and V7.

    Read the announcement ↗
  3. V5 particulars published by operator

    Ukraine's defence intelligence service published historical V5 size, speed and payload figures.

    Read the announcement ↗

Publication history

  • — Add configuration-specific historical V5 data and clarify V6P evidence without borrowing V7 specifications.
  • — Added sourced land and maritime coverage with domain-specific evidence and limitations.

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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. UFORCE V7 and MV7 product specifications (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
  2. Ukraine defence intelligence family presentation, 14 May 2025 (opens in a new tab)Government / operator
  3. UK-developed MV7 announcement, 5 August 2026 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
  4. MV11 announcement and Portuguese programme context, 24 August 2026 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
  5. Ukraine defence intelligence V5 configuration report, 3 November 2024 (opens in a new tab)Government / operator
  6. Ukrainian-language family presentation record, published 15 May 2025 (opens in a new tab)Government / operator

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