Research edition · 2026-11-01
Fixed-wing symbolMolniya family
A Russian family of inexpensive fixed-wing FPV aircraft. CSIS separates the initial Molniya-1 strike aircraft, twin-engine Molniya-2 and reconnaissance Molniya-2R. Ukraine’s intelligence service documents the reconnaissance adaptation separately; family names do not establish a shared payload or mission.[1][2]
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 sourcesWingspan
Unknown in reviewed sourcesSame-class research profiles · published range, km · open bounds remain open
- Molniya fixed-wing FPV family30–40 km CSIS
Family & configurations
Molniya fixed-wing FPV family
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
- CSIS · How Russia Is Building a Sovereign Drone Ecosystem for AI-Driven Autonomy
2026-04-13 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Approximate / analyst compilation
- Defence Intelligence of Ukraine · Molniya-2R reconnaissance adaptation
2025-12-22 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Official report; not an independent test
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