Role & capabilities
- Multirole aircraft
- Vertical take-off and landing; reusable
- Day/night bispectral camera
- 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 & programme
A reusable Ukrainian heavy hexacopter, codified and procured by the Ministry of Defence.
The April 2025 ministry profile describes six rotors, day/night imaging and multiple roles. The nickname Baba Yaga is also used for other heavy multirotors and is not a unique Vampire model name. Claimed mission totals are not used here as an independently verified effectiveness measure.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe | Heavy hexacopter | Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary. Source ↗ |
| Launch / recovery | Vertical take-off and landing; reusable | Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary. Source ↗ |
| Propulsion | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Dimensions | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Mass | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Endurance | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Range | 20 km stated distance; radius/route definition not specified | Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary. Source ↗ |
| Speed | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Altitude | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Payload | Up to 15 kg | Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary. Source ↗ |
| Sensors | Day/night bispectral camera | Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary. Source ↗ |
| Communications / navigation | GNSS and communications-resilience features described | Ukraine MoD claim; mission conditions and configuration may vary. 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
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- Ukraine MoD Vampire profile, 24 April 2025 (opens in a new tab)Government / operator
- Ukraine MoD manufacturer programme record (opens in a new tab)Government / operator