Klin (Roboavia)
Finds and attacks ground targets on its own
Kamikaze drone from the Russian company Roboavia, which also makes the Sarych-2 reconnaissance drone and the Surprise strike quadcopter. According to the manufacturer, the Klin can use AI to detect and attack ground targets autonomously. On 16 Oct 2026 the Ukrainian military struck a Roboavia production and storage building near Khutor Lenina (Rostov region). All performance figures are manufacturer claims via Militarnyi; not independently confirmed.
Learn more in the Drone Academy →Key data (manufacturer claims)
- Manufacturer
- Roboavia (Russia); largest production site in Rostov-on-Don, at the Roscosmos enterprise IRIS
- Take-off weight
- 13.5 kg, including a 5 kg warhead
- Range / endurance
- tactical range up to 120 km with a relay / ~80 minutes
- Speed / ceiling
- 108–300 km/h / 2 km
- Guidance
- AI target recognition: detects and attacks ground targets autonomously
- Source of figures
- Manufacturer claims via Militarnyi (17 Oct 2026)
Related (same manufacturer)
- Sarych-2
- Electric flying-wing reconnaissance drone: 14 kg, 3.1 m span, up to 5 km altitude, 108 km/h; trialled with the Black Sea Fleet in 2023
- Surprise
- Backpack-portable 24 kg strike quadcopter with a 7 kg payload (e.g. two 82 mm mortar rounds), for Russia's Ground Forces
Relevance
- Industry
- According to Ukraine's Center for Investigative Journalism, four production sites and one training site in occupied Crimea and Russia; revenue rose from 450 million to 1.7 billion roubles (2023–2025). Ukraine has sanctioned Roboavia
- Strike on the plant
- Ukrainian General Staff: hit on a production and storage building near Khutor Lenina, 16 Oct 2026 — source: Ukrainska Pravda / Militarnyi, RU Mil Tracker e-20261018-08; extent of damage not independently confirmed
- See also
- The Lancet-1 / Lancet-3 and KUB-BLA cards (AI target recognition in loitering munitions)
News archive 1
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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Ukraine says it hit Roboavia drone plant in Rostov Oblast; Ryazan refinery halts main unit after drone attack
Ukraine's General Staff says Ukrainian forces struck the Roboavia plant near the settlement of Khutor Lenina in Russia's Rostov Oblast on Friday 16 October, hitting a production and storage building and damaging the company's infrastructure. According to the General Staff, Roboavia develops and manufactures UAVs for the Russian army: the AI-equipped Klin ka…