MAGURA V5 / V6P / V7 / MV7
A Ukrainian-origin surface-drone family with documented wartime use, followed by internationally developed MV7 configurations.
- Country / region
- Ukraine / United Kingdom / Portugal
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Sea surface
- System type
- Uncrewed surface vessel
- Developer / manufacturer
- UFORCE and Ukrainian MAGURA development teams
- Origin / production countries
- Ukraine / United Kingdom / Portugal
- Other names
- Magura; MAGURA V5; MAGURA V6P; MAGURA V7; MV7
- Variants / configurations
- V5 — historical 5.5-metre operator-reported configuration; V6P — multipurpose platform presented in May 2025; numerical data unresolved; V7 — separate current manufacturer specification; MV7 — newer international configuration; distinct from V7
- Operators / programme customers
- Ukraine — Defence Intelligence / Group 13; United Kingdom — supplier-led MV7 development and trials, not established Navy adoption
Evidence & current status
V5 operator particulars are historical and configuration-specific. V6P is a documented named platform, but no numerical specification is substituted from V5, V7 or MV7. Existing V7/MV7 technical rows remain labelled.
Role & capabilities
- Maritime reconnaissance
- Modular mission equipment carriage
- Remote surface-vessel operations
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- V7 and MV7 modular uncrewed surface vessels; distinct from V5
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Hull / propulsion
- V7: HDPE or fibreglass hull; diesel; waterjet or sterndrive
Alternative published V7 configurations.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- V7: 7.1 or 7.3 m length; MV7: 7.8 m length and 2.35 m beam
Variant-specific published values.
Source ↗ - Displacement / mass
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Payload
- V7: 650 kg
V7 only; not a universal family payload.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Range
- V7: approximately 800 nautical miles
Supplier value; not the frequently quoted older V5 kilometre figure.
Source ↗ - Speed
- V7: approximately 39 knots maximum
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Sea state / environment
- V7: operational sea state 2–3; MV7: operational 4, survival 6
Operation and survival are distinct; supplier claims.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Communications / control
- Remote and autonomous functions; customer-specific mission configurations
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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