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Bars
In the sources: «Барс»
Long-range strike drone (deep-strike) · Diehl, Ukraine. Facts from open sources (OSINT), each linked to its post or document; translated from Russian by a language model.
Class and role
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Platform — air | ✎ | editor |
| Subclass | Long-range strike drone (deep-strike) | ✎ | editor |
| Function | Attack (engagement) | ✎ | editor |
| Environment | Air — high altitude (>1000 m) | ✎ | editor |
| Environment | Air — low altitude (up to 1000 m) | ✎ | editor |
| Role | Interceptor | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| developed from | Trembita | ×1 | catalogue |
Manufacturer and country
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diehl | ×1 | @mil_hub | |
| country | Ukraine | ×1 | catalogue |
Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payload / warhead | 60 kg (current series); originally 22 kg ≠ sources disagree | ×7 | @payloadUAV, @milinua, @third_svitova +4 |
| Speed | exceeds 700 km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×6 | @mil_hub, @third_svitova, @payloadUAV +3 |
| missions_completed | more than 200 | ×2 | @payloadUAV, @RussianArms |
| purpose | protection of the Moscow region against Ukrainian long-range drones | ×2 | @informnapalm, @third_svitova |
| Range | more than 1000 km (current series); originally about 700 km | ×1 | @payloadUAV |
| Range | 1200 km | ×1 | catalogue |
| Flight time | 3 h | ×1 | catalogue |
| Speed | up to 650 km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @third_svitova |
| Speed | 500 km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | catalogue |
| Gross weight | warhead up to 60 kg (previously up to 22.5 kg) | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| Gross weight | 150 kg | ×1 | catalogue |
| Payload / warhead | 50–100 kg ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | catalogue |
| Payload / warhead | 22–105 kg | ×1 | @third_svitova |
| Payload / warhead | 40 kg ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | catalogue |
| Dimensions length | 2 m | ×1 | catalogue |
| Dimensions wingspan | 3 m | ×1 | catalogue |
| Cost | below $500 thousand, depending on configuration; exact price not disclosed | ×1 | @payloadUAV |
| construction | modular platform, adaptable to various combat missions by balancing fuel tank volume against warhead mass | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| cost_rejected_estimate | 500 thousand dollars per unit — rejected by the manufacturer as inflated | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| design | modular platform allowing the fuel-to-warhead ratio to be changed depending on the mission | ×1 | @third_svitova |
| intercept_rate | ~30% | ×1 | @DefenderMedia |
| iterations | over 40 upgrades and iterations | ×1 | @third_svitova |
| launch | from ground launchers using small solid-fuel boosters | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| localization | 74% | ×1 | @kcpn2014 |
| mass_scale_2027 | large-scale use of Bars 2.0 planned for the first quarter of 2027 | ×1 | @kcpn2014 |
| modernization_stages | more than 40 stages of upgrades and refinements | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| payload_initial | 22 kg | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| payload_prev | 22.5 kg | ×1 | @third_svitova |
| payload_v1 | 22 kg | ×1 | @kcpn2014 |
| platform | pickup truck with machine gun | ×1 | @zloyodessit |
| production_rate_initial | 10 units per month | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| purpose | countering Ukrainian long-range drones, protection of the capital region | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| range_initial | about 700 km | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| range_prev | 700 km | ×1 | @third_svitova |
| range_v1 | 700 km | ×1 | @kcpn2014 |
| subtype_description | missile-drone | ×1 | @third_svitova |
| unit_name | Bars-Sarmat Special Purpose Center, Bagration Detachment, Meksikanets combat crew | ×1 | @rogozin_do |
| variants | guided medium-range version (with camera, operator-controlled); long-range version (coordinate-based) | ×1 | @payloadUAV |
| variants | DeepStrike, MiddleStrike, FrontStrike | ×1 | @third_svitova |
×N – how many different sources (channels, sites or documents) give this value; ×1 means one.
Design and propulsion
| Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|
| turbojet engine | ×1 | catalogue |
Components and technologies
| Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|
| turbojet engine | ×2 | @mil_hub, @kcpn2014 |
| turbojet engine | ×1 | catalogue |
| AI (artificial intelligence) | ×2 | @third_svitova, @mil_hub |
| software | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| solid-fuel rocket booster | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| warhead 50–100 kg | ×1 | catalogue |
| electro-optical system (EOS) | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| ZT J40 | ×1 | @payloadUAV |
Maturity
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| no country named | TRL 7 | ✎ | editor |
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