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Lancet
In the sources: Ланцет
Loitering munition (kamikaze drone) · ZALA. 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 | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| Subclass | Loitering munition (kamikaze drone) | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| Function | Attack (engagement) | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| Role | Strike | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
Manufacturer and country
| Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|
| ZALA | ×7 | @ZalaAero, @battle_technic, @new_militarycolumnist +4 |
| Kalashnikov | ×1 | @oboronka_channel |
Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range | almost 200 km (extended-range modification) ≠ sources disagree | ×6 | @battle_technic, @VictoryDrones, @warhistoryalconafter +3 |
| Range | 196 km (engagement distance of IRIS-T SLM SAM system in Odesa Oblast) | ×3 | @RussianArms, @warhistoryalconafter, @oboronka_channel |
| Range | flight of 136 km recorded | ×2 | @warhistoryalconafter, @ZalaAero |
| confirmed_strikes | 5000 strikes | ×2 | @ZalaAero, @warhistoryalconafter |
| guidance | IRRA onboard intelligent guidance and target recognition system | ×2 | @ZalaAero, @battle_technic |
| variant_export | Lancet-E (export version) | ×2 | @ZalaAero, @battle_technic |
| Range | more than 80 kilometers (confirmed combat strike) km ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| Range | 40–70 km ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @battle_technic |
| Range | 115 km ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| Speed | 110 km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @battle_technic |
| Speed | 300 km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| Gross weight | 12 kg | ×1 | @battle_technic |
| Payload / warhead | loitering munition | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| Payload / warhead | 3 kg | ×1 | @battle_technic |
| automation | high automation | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| caliber | engages 155-mm targets | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| combat_episodes | more than 5 thousand recorded use episodes | ×1 | @battle_technic |
| communication | stable communication link operating under EW conditions | ×1 | @battle_technic |
| confirmed_strikes | 5 thousand confirmed strikes in the SMO zone (by end of August 2026) | ×1 | @milinfolive |
| description | loitering munition that has evolved into the more autonomous and intelligent IRRA system | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| effectiveness | about 95 percent % | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| guidance | interchangeable guidance modules, machine vision, AI; can operate without satellite navigation | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| guidance | coordinate-based, electro-optical, combined | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| guidance | IRRA automated guidance system | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| guidance | IRRA intelligent guidance system | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| guidance | IRRA intelligent system | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| guidance_system | IRRA intelligent onboard guidance and target recognition system | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| guidance_system | IRRA intelligent guidance and target recognition system | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| image_quality | excellent quality of transmitted imagery | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| jamming_resistance | high jamming resistance | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| launch_method | catapult | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| launch_platform | mobile surface platform (Project 02510 BK-16 high-speed landing craft) | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| launch_platform | BK-16 boat, Black Sea waters | ×1 | @oboronka_channel |
| launch_platform | launcher in a car trailer | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| mode | free hunting | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| operational_mode | round-the-clock combat operation | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| payload_sensor | electro-optical system with thermal imaging channel, real-time video transmission | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| preparation_time | no more than five minutes | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| preparation_time | no more than 5 minutes | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| production_status | one of the first serially produced loitering munitions | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| range_growth | effective range tripled in four years | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| rate_of_fire | 2–3 sorties per day (standard mode), more if needed | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| role | loitering munition (reconnaissance-strike complex together with ZALA) | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| role | loitering munition, precision strike weapon | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| role | loitering munition (ZALA Lancet reconnaissance-strike complex) | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| role | RSC (reconnaissance-strike complex) | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| role | strike loitering munition (RSC) | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| role | loitering munition (strike) | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| sorties_total | half a thousand (about 500) sorties | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| strike_count | 5000 strikes | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| strike_period | August 2026 | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| system | Lancet RSC | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| system_name | Lancet RSC | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| target_lock_range | 5–6 km | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| target_types | armored vehicles, artillery pieces, vehicles, EW stations, radars, engineering equipment | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| warhead_options | high-explosive fragmentation or shaped-charge warhead (selected depending on target) | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| warhead_type | shaped-charge (with axe) | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| warhead_types | various munitions, incl. shaped charges | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
×N – how many different sources (channels, sites or documents) give this value; ×1 means one.
Autonomy and connectivity
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onboard AI | Automatic target recognition/selection | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| Networking | Cross-domain pairing (USV+UAV, etc.) | ×1 | @mil_hub |
Components and technologies
| Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|
| thermal imaging camera | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| secure data link | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| AI (artificial intelligence) | ×3 | @ZalaAero, @RussianArms, @mil_hub |
| software | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| thermobaric warhead | ×1 | @oboronka_channel |
| IRRA | ×7 | @ZalaAero, @battle_technic, @new_militarycolumnist +4 |
| ZALA | ×1 | @kcpn2014 |
| NVIDIA Jetson | ×1 | @oboronka_channel |
| IRRA automated guidance system | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| ZALA Z-16 | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| ZALA Z-20 | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| Hitchhiker (Orion-E) | ×1 | @uav_tech |
| electro-optical system (EOS) | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| relay UAVs | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| MESH terminal | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| Onboard AI | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
| Optical navigation system | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| thermal imaging (IR) camera | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
Maturity
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | TRL 9 | ×1 | @ZalaAero |
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