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Supercam

One of Russia's two workhorse spotter drones in Ukraine, alongside the Orlan-10. A small catapult-launched aircraft full of off-the-shelf civilian electronics, the Supercam is the eye that cues Russian artillery and Lancet strikes — slow, jammable, and shot down by the hundred.

Supercam
FIG.01 · Russia Image - A Russian Supercam S350 reconnaissance drone on its catapult. Photo by Supercamaero, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Ukraine’s GUR registry lists the Supercam S350 as a catapult-launched, parachute-recovered aircraft with a declared 3.2 m wingspan and 15.5 kg maximum take-off weight; Two Marines reported Supercam crews within Rubikon’s reconnaissance and strike groups in June 2026.

Overview

Ukraine’s GUR registry lists the S350’s declared endurance as up to 4.5 hours, with a 240 km flight range, 100 km communication distance and 70 km video range. The manufacturer advertised up to 5.5 hours’ endurance in September 2026 without identifying a new suffix, battery configuration, payload condition or test result. The company said in July 2026 that S350 deliveries to Belarus were continuing, without disclosing quantities or recipient units. It also presented the S350M-E as the S350’s military export configuration for surveillance, reconnaissance and artillery target designation at DSA in Kuala Lumpur.

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