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

Tsyklop interceptor family

Ukrainian interceptor family with MoD-reported field use and a July 2026 codification announcement.

Country / region
Ukraine
Programme status
In service / use documented
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
Interceptor aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Ukrainian manufacturer — not publicly identified in reviewed source
Origin / production countries
Ukraine
Other names
Циклоп; Cyclop; Tsiklop
Variants / configurations
Tsyklop V2
Operators / programme customers
Armed Forces of Ukraine — use reported by Ukraine MoD

Evidence & current status

Field use is an official Ukrainian claim. Published family figures must not automatically be assigned to every modification or to V2.

Role & capabilities

  • Counter-drone interception
  • Multiple role-specific modifications

Specifications in context

Airframe
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Dimensions
Wingspan slightly over 1 m

MoD family description; exact modification is not specified.

Source
Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Endurance
Almost 1.5 hours

MoD claim; payload, flight conditions and exact modification are unspecified.

Source
Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source