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

PD-2

A modular tactical reconnaissance aircraft offered in conventional and vertical-takeoff configurations. It represents Ukraine's domestic ecosystem of observation drones and sensor manufacturers.

Country / region
Ukraine
Programme status
Supplier account
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier account
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Ukrspecsystems
Origin / production countries
Ukraine
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
PD-2 runway configuration; PD-2 VTOL configuration
Operators / programme customers
No complete operator list disclosed in the reviewed sources

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

  • Modular sensor fit
  • VTOL or runway configurations
  • Day and night imaging

Specifications in context

Airframe
Modular fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Launch / recovery
VTOL or conventional runway configuration

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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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
5 m wingspan

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Mass
55 kg maximum take-off mass

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Endurance
More than 8 h for VTOL configuration

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Range
More than 180 km communications range

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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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
Day/thermal gimbal options

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Communications / navigation
Encrypted links and navigation-resilience features advertised

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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