LUNA NG / HUSAR
German tactical reconnaissance UAV, supplied to Ukraine and ordered by Germany under the HUSAR programme.
- Country / region
- Germany
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Rheinmetall
- Origin / production countries
- Germany
- Other names
- HUSAR; LUNA Next Generation
- Variants / configurations
- LUNA NG; HUSAR German programme; original LUNA is a different baseline
- Operators / programme customers
- Ukraine — 2023 delivery reported; Germany — HUSAR customer
Evidence & current status
Published performance is supplier-reported and configuration dependent; operational use does not independently validate every specification.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing tactical UAV; carbon-fibre structure
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Catapult launch; autonomous net or parachute recovery
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- More than 12 hours
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Range
- More than 100 km data link on current product page
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 5,000 m maximum
June 2024 programme summary.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 30 kg
June 2024 LUNA NG specification.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Modular EO/IR and other reconnaissance payloads
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Data link; optional SATCOM configurations
Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous.
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