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Compare the evidence.

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

Orlan-30

A Russian tactical reconnaissance aircraft marketed alongside Orlan-10E, with separate programme identity and equipment.

Country / region
Russia
Programme status
Supplier account
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier account
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Special Technology Center (STC)
Origin / production countries
Russia
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Orlan-30; distinct from Orlan-10 and Orlan-50
Operators / programme customers
Russia — exporter account

Evidence & current status

Status and performance are attributed to the supplier. They do not establish an independently audited fleet size or effectiveness rate.

Role & capabilities

  • Reconnaissance aircraft
  • Reconnaissance/observation payload; precise configuration not stated

Specifications in context

Airframe
Fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft

GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.

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Launch / recovery
Not established from the reviewed sources.

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

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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
Reconnaissance/observation payload; precise configuration not stated

GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.

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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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