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Katran · USV family
A compact selection from this profile, with sources and limits. Other configurations and additional measurements remain in the full profile.
A Ukrainian family of uncrewed surface vessels developed by MAC HUB, with roles extending beyond a one-way explosive boat. A separate Business Insider field visit documents a Katran carrying aerial drones. Venom and X1.2 are named configurations, not interchangeable specifications. No family-wide speed, hull dimensions, payload or range is inferred from demonstrations or industrial partnerships.[1][2][3]
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
The numbers, with their sources
Unknown in reviewed sources
Form, sound & identification limits
- The maker’s October 2025 account relays claims from an operator about a completed mission and returning craft. It is an attributed operational claim, not independent verification of the mission result, payload or invisibility to sensors.[1]
- Jake Epstein’s field reporting and own photograph provide an original journalistic evidence origin for the drone-carrying platform. Statements about combat results remain the interviewed commander’s claims. They do not establish all proposed Venom or X1.2 capabilities.[2]
- Paramount’s announcement concerns cooperation and industrialisation. It shares a project origin with MAC HUB and is not counted as a third independent technical confirmation. Katran is kept separate from Magura and Sea Baby; no interchangeable aliases are added.[1][3]
Shape or sound alone cannot identify a drone. Follow local public-safety alerts; do not approach wreckage.
Source notebook
- MAC HUB · Katran in operations: maker’s attributed operator account
2025-10-21 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Manufacturer claim
- Business Insider / Jake Epstein (via Yahoo) · Ukraine’s drones catching new rides: original field visit
2026-07-15 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Firsthand reporting
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
- Paramount Greece / MAC HUB · Joint industrialisation announcement
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Manufacturer claim
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DroneLedger. Katran · USV family. 2026-11-01. https://droneincidents.com/drones/katran-usv/editions/2026-11-01/
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