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Compare the evidence.

Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

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
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
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.

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Hull / propulsion
V7: HDPE or fibreglass hull; diesel; waterjet or sterndrive

Alternative published V7 configurations.

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Dimensions
V7: 7.1 or 7.3 m length; MV7: 7.8 m length and 2.35 m beam

Variant-specific published values.

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Displacement / mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Payload
V7: 650 kg

V7 only; not a universal family payload.

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Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Range
V7: approximately 800 nautical miles

Supplier value; not the frequently quoted older V5 kilometre figure.

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Speed
V7: approximately 39 knots maximum

Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.

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Sea state / environment
V7: operational sea state 2–3; MV7: operational 4, survival 6

Operation and survival are distinct; supplier claims.

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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Communications / control
Remote and autonomous functions; customer-specific mission configurations

Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.

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Launch / deployment
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.

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