dronecombat-provenpartial data
ZALA Lancet-3
Izdeliye 51, Izdeliye 52, Izdeliye 53, Product 53
Operator-guided loitering munition used to hit artillery, air defence and armour at tactical depth.
$40,000 eachRun it in the Exchange Ratio
| Maker | ZALA Aero Group (Kalashnikov Concern, Rostec) |
|---|---|
| Origin | Russia |
| Built | Aeroscan, parent of ZALA Aero, Izhevsk |
| First combat | 2020, Syria |
| Launch weight | 12 kg |
| Warhead | 3 kg |
| Cruise speed | 110 km/h |
| Top speed | 300 km/h |
| Max range | 40 km |
| Propulsion | Electric motor (Czech AXI 5330 found in wreckage) driving a pusher propeller; catapult launch |
| Guidance | Operator control via TV/electro-optical seeker with GPS navigation; Nvidia Jetson TX2 module for automated target acquisition |
Ukrainian intelligence (GUR) catalogues the Lancet as Izdeliye-51 with a 5 kg warhead, 80 km/h speed and 40 min flight time, while ZALA-derived figures cite 3 kg and 80 to 110 km/h; Izdeliye-52 and -53 are later variants (Product 53 adds a four-tube pneumatic launcher) with no separate public specs found. Cruise speed is the top of the 80 to 110 km/h band and 300 km/h is the terminal dive speed. GUR names CST LLC as main manufacturer and designer, a ZALA-linked entity.
Sources (10)
- Wikipedia: ZALA Lancet (MTOW 12 kg) (launch_weight_kg)
- Wikipedia: ZALA Lancet (payload up to 3 kg) (warhead_kg)
- Institute for Science and International Security: Russian Lancet-3 Kamikaze Drone Filled with Foreign Parts (Dec 2023) (speed_kmh_cruise)
- Wikipedia: ZALA Lancet (300 km/h dive) (speed_kmh_max)
- ISIS-online: Lancet-3 report (about 40 km) (range_km)
- ISIS-online: Lancet-3 report (AXI 5330 motor) (propulsion)
- ISIS-online: Lancet-3 report (U-Blox GPS, Jetson TX2) (guidance)
- TASS: Putin visits plant that produces Lancet loitering munitions (Sep 2023) (built_where)
- Wikipedia: ZALA Lancet (Syria since at least Nov 2020) (first_combat)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Lancet loitering munition (Izdeliye-51) (notes)
