Kalashnikov Karakurt family
Compact Russian reconnaissance drone with manufacturer-reported military trials and later Karakurt-R exhibition variants.
- Country / region
- Russia
- Programme status
- Development / trials
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Kalashnikov Concern
- Origin / production countries
- Russia
- Other names
- Каракурт; Karakourt
- Variants / configurations
- Karakurt-R — exhibition designation
- Operators / programme customers
- Not identified in reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Military trials are manufacturer-reported. Exhibition and civil-market references are not treated as military acceptance or identical configurations.
Role & capabilities
- Compact aerial reconnaissance
- Real-time imagery transmission
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Compact transport-and-launch container
Manufacturer description of military Karakurt; recovery not specified.
Source - Propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Mass
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Endurance
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Speed
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Altitude
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Imagery reconnaissance payload
Sensor model and resolution undisclosed.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Real-time imagery transmission
Manufacturer description; link performance not specified.
Source