Research edition · 2026-11-01
Quadcopter symbolFibre-optic FPV · class
FPV drones whose control and video travel through optical fibre rather than solely over a radio link. This is a control-link class spanning different Ukrainian and Russian aircraft; Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky is one documented example. Neither a spool’s nominal length nor one model’s payload establishes a universal flight range, endurance or mass for the class.[1][2][3]
Archived research edition. Archive statistics and new dossiers are available on the current profile.
Current profile ↗No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
The numbers, with their sources
Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.
Body length
Unknown in reviewed sourcesWidth · propellers excluded
Unknown in reviewed sourcesFamily & configurations
Fibre-optic FPV · class
No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.
What does it cost?
Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.
Unknown in reviewed sources
Source notebook
- Defence Intelligence of Ukraine · Knyaz Vandal Novgorodsky: examined components and declared characteristics
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Official report; not an independent test
- RUSI · Drones: Decoupling Supply Chains from China (November 2025)
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Approximate / analyst compilation
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
- Ministry of Defence of Ukraine · 2026 codification of unmanned systems including fibre-optic types
2026-09-22 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Official report; not an independent test
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