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Liutyi

A Ukrainian long-range one-way aircraft identified in public research on the country’s drone industry and autonomous systems.

Country / region
Ukraine
Programme status
Use documented
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedUse documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
One-way aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Antonov / Ukrainian defence industry
Origin / production countries
Ukraine
Other names
Lyutyi; Liutiy
Variants / configurations
One-way baseline; Reported reusable derivative — separate provisional profile
Operators / programme customers
Ukraine

Evidence & current status

The cited public record documents military use or operator acceptance. Specifications still depend on the particular production version and mission configuration.

Role & capabilities

  • One-way aircraft
  • Expendable baseline; not the reported reusable derivative

Specifications in context

Airframe
Long-range fixed-wing one-way aircraft

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Launch / recovery
Expendable baseline; not the reported reusable derivative

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Propulsion
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Dimensions
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Mass
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Endurance
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Range
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Speed
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Altitude
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Payload
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Sensors
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Communications / navigation
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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