Ukraine's Defence Intelligence reveals components of Russia's new AI-powered Klin drone with speed of 300 km/h

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine has released an interactive 3D model of the Klin, a new Russian loitering munition, along with data on its main parts and components.

Source: Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) on the War&Sanctions portal under the Components in Weapons section

Details: DIU reports that the drone, manufactured by Roboavia, has a delta-wing fuselage measuring 1.6 metres in length and a wingspan of 1.9 metres. It is equipped with a Scorpion F-4225-500KV V2 brushless electric motor (made in the PRC), powered by two lightweight 6S Li-AFB batteries.

Quote from DIU: "The Klin's key feature is its machine vision system, which enables automatic target acquisition using an NVIDIA Jetson TX2 computer module (USA)."

More details: DIU said similar solutions have previously been identified in other Russian drones: the V2U, Lancet, Zala and the Russo-Iranian Geran-2 MS series.

The Klin uses a Cube Orange (Australia) flight controller and a Holybro F9P (PRC) navigation module with RTK mode for enhanced accuracy. Communication is handled via a LoRa modem based on the Ra-01H radio module from Ai-Thinker (PRC).

Other UAV circuit boards contain components from American, Swiss, Taiwanese and South Korean manufacturers, DIU said.

DIU adds that the Klin can carry a high-explosive anti-tank or high-explosive warhead weighing up to 5 kg.

"Another distinctive feature of this UAV is its advanced front control surface, which enables the approach to a target to be adjusted at different angles and speeds," the intelligence agency said.

The Russians claim that its maximum speed during the approach to a target is 300 km/h.

Quote from DIU: "The enemy also claims to have naval and ground-based variants. In the naval version, the remote detonation system is radar-based, whilst in the land-based version it is lidar-based."

Background:

• Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukraine's defence minister, previously revealed the components of a Russian Klin drone which was shot down by Ukrainian defence forces.

• The Russians unveiled Klin at an exhibition in Russia in October 2025. At the time, it was explained that the UAV is equipped with artificial intelligence for target detection.

• Ukrainska Pravda reported earlier that a rare Russian Klin drone had been shot down by the General Cherry AIR, a Ukrainian-made interceptor drone.

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