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Tactical reconnaissance · Reusable · reconnaissance
Fixed-wing symbolOrlan-30
A Russian reconnaissance aircraft from STC, related to Orlan-10 but with a different published airframe and sensor configuration. GUR’s catalogue and Rosoboronexport’s export sheet describe separate declared performance envelopes. Flight range, radio reach and laser-designation capability are different properties; none identifies a model in an incident without a source naming it.[1][2][3]
- Design origin
- Russia[1]
- Research edition
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
also known as Orlan 30, Орлан-30, Орлан 30
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
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.
Reported speed
≤ 170 km/h[1]90–150 km/h[2]Take-off mass
≤ 40 kg[2]Payload
≤ 12 kg[1]Body length
1.8 m[1]Wingspan
3.1 m[1]Endurance
≤ 8 h[2]Communication distance
120 km[1]≥ 120 km[2]Same-class research profiles · published range, km · open bounds remain open
DRONELEDGER / SCALE LAB
Turn the scale plane
A flat, schematic outline in perspective, not a 3D model. Only sourced length and span are scaled; height and internal geometry are unknown. For intervals, the upper endpoints are drawn.
1.8 m / 3.1 m[1]
Size in everyday terms
One scale. Different machines.
Orlan-30 · Orlan-30 · GUR catalogue · Body length[1] · Wingspan[1]
Human height is an illustrative 1.8 m; bus length an illustrative 12 m. Car length uses the cited MINI specification. Vehicle heights and drone side contours are schematic. Top views preserve published length and span; an absent dimension is never guessed.
One car length here is 3.821 m: MINI Cooper 3 door, March 2020 specification.
In our archive
Not yet named as a model in this archive — sources usually say only “drone” or name the family.
Where this type appears
Counts follow model/family links in the archive. A general register link does not identify a model.
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Family & configurations
Orlan-30
Form, sound & identification limits
- The export sheet gives a 90–150 km/h speed envelope, at most 40 kg take-off mass and at most eight hours. GUR lists a 170 km/h maximum. These are not repeated measurements of one specimen and are not collapsed into a single uncertainty interval.[1][2]
- The export sheet identifies an electro-optical complex with a laser rangefinder/designator. It supports the reconnaissance/designation role, not a claim that every photographed Orlan carries that payload. The catalogue’s 600 km flight figure is separate from its 120 km communication distance.[1][2]
- Both sources are interested institutions: Russia’s exporter and Ukrainian military intelligence. Their independent publications establish catalogue scope, not independent flight certification. Orlan-10 values are not inherited by Orlan-30.[1][2]
Shape or sound alone cannot identify a drone. Follow local public-safety alerts; do not approach wreckage.
No licensed, model-attested recording is available in our sound library.
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
Countermeasures in public analysis
No type-specific, independently supported summary is included in this edition.
Source notebook
- Defence Intelligence of Ukraine · Orlan-30: declared characteristics and companies
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Official report; not an independent test
- Rosoboronexport · Orlan-30 export specification sheet
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Manufacturer claim
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
- Rosoboronexport · 2022 export introduction: Orlan-30 as evolution of Orlan-10
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Manufacturer claim
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
Cite this profile
DroneLedger. Orlan-30. Research edition 2026-11-01. https://droneincidents.com/drones/orlan-30/