Orlan-10
Reconnaissance, jamming and signal relay
A long-endurance reconnaissance and relay platform. As a 'mothership' it can relay the control signals of smaller FPV drones, substantially extending their effective range.
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- Drone (L × span)
- 2.0 × 3.1 m
- Max. take-off weight
- 16.5 kg (empty 12.5 kg)
- Dimension source
- US Army TRADOC Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
Key data
- Altitude
- 1,640 – 16,400 ft
- Speed
- ~150 km/h
- Range
- up to 120 km (own) / 40+ km extra as FPV relay
Relevance
- Role
- ISR, electronic warfare, signal relay
- Effect
- Substantially extends the range of smaller attack drones
News archive 9
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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Russia launches Project 20380 corvette Grozny for the Pacific Fleet
The Amur Shipbuilding Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, in Russia's Far East, has launched the multipurpose corvette Grozny, a Project 20380 (Steregushchiy-class) ship for the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet, the fleet's press service said (via Interfax). Defence Blog dates the ceremony to 23 October; Militarnyi gives 24 October. The ship was laid down on 23 August…
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«Ні, ні, ні, зараз це мій!»: як екіпаж «Фауста» дронами-перехоплювачами збив уже 17 російських БПЛА (ArmyInform: 'No, no, no, this one is mine now! How the Faust crew has downed 17 Russian UAVs with interceptor drones')
Citing Ukraine's Air Command 'Centre', ArmyInform profiles an interceptor-drone operator with the call sign 'Faust'. It says his crew has destroyed 17 Russian UAVs, among them a Gerbera decoy/attack drone and an Orlan reconnaissance drone. Faust was mobilised in August 2025 after working as a project manager, and he began combat duty after training. His cre…
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Ukraine still waiting almost a month for Hegseth's sign-off on allied-funded Patriot and NASAMS interceptors, now the last remaining US hold, as Kyiv also presses Lockheed Martin for PAC-3 MSE and F-16 repairs
On 26 October President Zelensky said Ukraine has been waiting 'almost a month' for US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on missiles for its Patriot and NASAMS systems, and that he had instructed his team to raise the matter with Washington once again, Ukrainska Pravda and Euromaidan Press report. He spoke after a coordination meeting with the defe…
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«Ланцети», «Орлани» і «Князь»: Пілоти Signum за ніч знищили 25 російських безпілотників різних типів (ArmyInform: Lancets, Orlans and 'Knyaz' – Signum pilots destroyed 25 Russian drones of various types overnight)
Ukrainian state outlet ArmyInform reports that drone pilots of the Signum unit of the 57th Separate Motorised Infantry Brigade shot down 25 Russian UAVs of various types during one night of 'air patrol' over Ukrainian territory, and released video of the engagements. The list given is eight Zala, four Lancet, five Supercam, four 'KVO', one Merlin, two Orlan…
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China's military is preparing for Ukraine-style drone war
Defence Blog reports on a CSIS commentary published on 7 October by Lilly Min-Chen Lee (Taiwan's Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology) and Kateryna Bondar (CSIS Wadhwani AI Center), based on more than 90 Chinese-language sources from 45 outlets (July 2022 – August 2026), including PLA Daily and journals of China's state missile,…
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«Усі їхні тактики вже вивчені»: у 115-й бригаді розповіли про полювання на ворожі БПЛА
ArmyInform relays an interview given to Suspilne by Chief Sergeant "Hector" of a drone-interception battery in Ukraine's 115th Brigade. The unit counters Russian reconnaissance drones (Zala, Orlan, Supercam) and attack drones (Shaheds, Gerbers, Molniya).
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Africa Corps fielded a Ukraine-war Molniya kamikaze drone in Mali; it came down near JNIM fighters
Russia's Africa Corps, the Defence Ministry-run successor to Wagner in the Sahel, used a Molniya kamikaze drone against fighters of the al-Qaeda-linked JNIM near Dioura in Mali's Mopti region, Euromaidan Press reports. According to the monitoring account Alerte Sahel, Africa Corps troops launched the drone at JNIM positions while breaking out of a siege, an…
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Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps says its air defence forced Russian Rubicon unit to relocate
According to Militarnyi, the air-defence commander of Ukraine's 3rd Army Corps says the Russian unmanned-systems unit Rubicon has been 'almost entirely' redeployed to another front sector because its reconnaissance and strike drones ceased to be effective. Russia had sent additional reconnaissance and strike drone crews to the area, and Ukrainian intelligen…
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Russia hopes its 80-missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov will return to service after nearly 30 years of repairs
SINGLE SOURCE — Ukrainian defence media (Defense Express), not independently verified. The report says Russian state media are circulating claims that the heavy nuclear-powered battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov (Project 1144 Orlan, NATO reporting name Kirov-class) will return to the Russian Navy's combat composition after almost three decades under repair. The…