Role & capabilities
- Counter-drone interception
- Day and thermal imaging
- Remote control with automated assistance
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Interceptor aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- F-Drones
- Origin / production countries
- Ukraine
- Other names
- Литавр
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Ukrainian armed forces — deliveries reported by Ukraine MoD
Evidence & current status
The ministry reports production and delivery, while numerical performance remains claimed. Precise configuration and fleet totals are undisclosed.
LITAVR is an interceptor developed by Ukraine's F-Drones. A June 2026 Ministry of Defence profile traces the project from development in late 2024 through testing and codification in summer 2025, followed by production and military deliveries that autumn. Unlike approval-only announcements, that account explicitly describes supply to the armed forces, although it does not disclose quantities or delivery recipients.
The programme combines remote operation with automated assistance and carries both daylight and thermal cameras. Publicly quoted speed, operating radius and altitude are reported performance figures, not a complete flight envelope. A separately mentioned exceptional flight distance is not substituted for the stated operating radius. Sensor descriptions likewise do not establish detection performance against every type of aircraft.
The June account covers changes to previously supplied equipment as well as current production. Individual delivered aircraft may therefore have different hardware or software standards. The catalogue treats LITAVR as a family-level product pending a dated version register, and does not interpret automation claims as evidence of unrestricted autonomy. Payload mass, endurance and dimensions remain undisclosed in the reviewed official record.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗ |
| Mass | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗ |
| Endurance | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗ |
| Range | Operating radius 40 km | Official figure; separate exceptional-distance reports are not used as the normal radius. Source ↗ |
| Speed | Claimed maximum 350 km/h | MoD-reported product figure; flight configuration unspecified. Source ↗ |
| Altitude | Claimed maximum 9,000 m | Official product figure, not an independently verified operating envelope. Source ↗ |
| Payload | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗ |
| Sensors | Daylight and thermal cameras | As described in June 2026; no sensor-performance figure established. Source ↗ |
| Communications / navigation | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗ |
Documented milestones
Production and delivery account published
MoD describes military supply since autumn 2025; exact first-delivery date remains unspecified.
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Publication history
- — Added in the September 2026 global coverage review, with sources, configuration limits and explicit data gaps.
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