Baba Yaga (R-18 class)

“Baba Yaga” is a collective nickname for heavy multicopters from different manufacturers; Aerorozvidka’s R18/R-18 is a specific eight-rotor octocopter within that category, as Militär Aktuell distinguishes.

Overview

“Baba Yaga” covers distinct heavy multicopters rather than a single system, as Militär Aktuell and Army Recognition distinguish. Aerorozvidka’s R18/R-18 has eight rotors; Vampire, Kazhan and Nemesis are separate systems within the broader category, not R18 variants or alternative designations, according to the distinction in Militär Aktuell. Vampire is SkyFall’s six-rotor heavy bomber, identified by Army Recognition, while Kazhan belongs to Reactive Drone, whose CTO described it to Caliber.az. SkyFall said its annual Vampire manufacturing capability had reached 100,000 aircraft in a February 2026 interview with Oboronka. AIN reported tens of thousands of operational Vampires and approximately two-thirds of battlefield missions of that type for Vampire specifically.

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