Orlan-10

Russia's most prolific tactical drone — a catapult-launched, parachute-recovered ISR workhorse that has become the eyes of its artillery in Ukraine and a node in the Leer-3 electronic-warfare system.

Overview

The Orlan-10 is a fixed-wing, twin-boom tactical reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle fielded by the Russian Ground Forces and airborne units. It is the principal short-range airborne ISR asset of the Russian military, produced at a scale of over one thousand airframes per year and used intensively for real-time artillery spotting, battle-damage assessment and signals intelligence. The same airframe also functions as a key component of the Leer-3 electronic-warfare complex, where it carries a cellular-network jamming payload that denies tactical communications over a wide area.

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