Leleka-100

A Ukrainian battery-powered fixed-wing tactical reconnaissance UAV used to locate targets, adjust artillery fire and support brigade-level surveillance.

Overview

The Leleka-100, whose Ukrainian name means "Stork," is a recoverable tactical uncrewed aircraft developed and manufactured by the Ukrainian company DeViRo. It carries electro-optical or thermal-imaging sensors for reconnaissance, target acquisition and artillery fire adjustment. Ukrainian military formations operate the aircraft from behind the line of contact, using its video feed to identify positions and correct fires in real time.

The type evolved from a system informally used during the war in Donbas into a widely fielded family with progressively longer endurance, greater range and improved resistance to electronic warfare. DeViRo's current Leleka product page, which links an M3 brochure, advertises up to five hours of endurance, an 80 km combat radius and operation without GPS. DeViRo separately advertised an operating-range increase from 80 km to more than 100 km for the updated Leleka M2R at Eurosatory in June 2026, according to Oboronka. The same basic airframe also provided the foundation for the RAM II loitering munition.

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