Orlan-10
Tactical reconnaissance · also known as Orlan-20, Orlan-30
| Designer / manufacturer | Special Technology Center (STC), Saint Petersburg |
|---|---|
| Countries | Russia |
| Production | Saint Petersburg (manufacturer location per Wikipedia); production sites not otherwise documented |
| Operators | Russia, Belarus (reported), Kazakhstan (reported), Kyrgyzstan (reported), Uzbekistan (reported), Armenia (reported), Myanmar (reported), Venezuela (reported), China (reported) |
| Estimated unit cost | $87k–$120k per aircraft, estimate (2024) · source |
| Confidence | low |
Other published estimates
| Estimate | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|
| $150k, estimate (2013) | Whole system (two drones, launcher, control station, spares), about 5 million roubles, Forbes via Wikipedia; Forbes not retrieved | en.wikipedia.org |
| $310k, estimate (2017) | Whole system, 18 million roubles, Ukrainian ATO staff; drone alone 5-7 million roubles | www.unian.info |
Reported characteristics
| Payload (kg) | 6 |
|---|---|
| Mass (kg) | 15 |
| maxSpeedKmh | 150 |
| Endurance (h) | 16 |
| combatRadiusKm | 110 |
| Ceiling (m) | 5000 |
Notes
Specs are unreferenced on Wikipedia. Price units differ per source (drone versus system) and years differ.
Who uses it and how they obtain it
How each user obtains this type, from open sources (research note of 12 October 2026). Confidence concerns the route claim: high means several independent authoritative sources or an official source; medium, one good source with supporting coverage; low, a single source, a party's claim or visual similarity only. 'Contested' means a party denies it, sources disagree, or it rests only on a party's claim. Several primary documents were only reachable through secondary coverage. This is background on the type, not evidence about any specific incident. Explanations are in English.
| User | How obtained | Explanation and sources |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | own production Confidence: high | Made by the Special Technology Center (STC) in Saint Petersburg, which the US sanctioned in 2016. A joint RUSI/Reuters/iStories investigation found that STC's imports of Western components rose sharply after February 2022, procured through intermediaries such as SMT-iLogic and Hong Kong suppliers. Components: Microelectronics and parts from US, European, Japanese and Chinese makers; camera an off-the-shelf Canon model (ISIS, May 2022, from open-source images). |
| Myanmar | import / supply Confidence: low | Russia reportedly signed a contract in January 2021 to supply Orlan-10E drones to Myanmar together with Pantsir-S1 air defence; delivery was not confirmed in the sources found. Rosoboronexport has marketed the export version since 2016. Components: unknown (not documented in the sources found) |
Dossiers mentioning this type
No published dossier names this type yet.
Sources
- https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/01/13/russian-drone-manufacturer-orlan-10-ramps-up-production-despite-sanctions-inform-napalm-reports/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STC_Orlan-10
- https://www.unian.info/war/2138624-russia-loses-another-uav-in-donbas-photos.html
Cost figures are published estimates from third parties and vary widely; they are not DroneLedger assessments. Corrections: About, corrections & privacy.
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