Role & capabilities
- Interceptor aircraft
- Can land and be reused if the mission is discontinued, according to MoD
- Onboard camera
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Interceptor aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Ukrainian developer not named in the cited MoD profile
- Origin / production countries
- Ukraine
- Other names
- Shvydun
- 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 & programme
An interceptor authorised for Ukrainian military use, described in a March 2026 Ministry of Defence profile.
The ministry records codification and initial operational use. It provides unusually substantial public airframe data, but the claimed interception totals and comparative effectiveness are not independently audited here. Its recoverability refers to an aircraft that has not completed an interception. Headline maxima are not necessarily simultaneous.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe | Composite fixed-wing interceptor | Ukraine MoD published claim; no independent test envelope supplied. Source ↗ |
| Launch / recovery | Can land and be reused if the mission is discontinued, according to MoD | Ukraine MoD published claim; no independent test envelope supplied. Source ↗ |
| Propulsion | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Dimensions | Nearly 2 m wingspan | Ukraine MoD published claim; no independent test envelope supplied. Source ↗ |
| Mass | Around 8 kg; MoD does not define empty versus take-off mass | Ukraine MoD published claim; no independent test envelope supplied. Source ↗ |
| Endurance | More than 2 h | Ukraine MoD published claim; no independent test envelope supplied. Source ↗ |
| Range | More than 70 km operational range claimed | Ukraine MoD published claim; no independent test envelope supplied. Source ↗ |
| Speed | More than 250 km/h | Ukraine MoD published claim; no independent test envelope supplied. Source ↗ |
| Altitude | Up to 6 km | Ukraine MoD published claim; no independent test envelope supplied. Source ↗ |
| Payload | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Sensors | Onboard camera | Ukraine MoD published claim; no independent test envelope supplied. Source ↗ |
| Communications / navigation | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
Documented milestones
Codification and use profile published
MoD described authorised operational use and initial deployments.
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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.
- Ukraine MoD Shvidun profile, 31 March 2026 (opens in a new tab)Government / operator