Liutyi
Country: 
UkraineManufacturer: Antonov / Ukroboronprom
Long-range kamikaze drone developed by Antonov: the Liutyi (Fierce) is one of Ukraine's most important strategic deep-strike weapons, used to hit Russian refineries, air bases and SAM sites over 1,000 km away.
Long-range kamikaze drone developed by Antonov: the Liutyi (Fierce) is one of Ukraine's most important strategic deep-strike weapons, used to hit Russian refineries, air bases and SAM sites over 1,000 km away.
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Identity
- Designation
- Liutyi
- Alias
- AN-196 Lyutyi (Fierce)
- Manufacturer
- Antonov / Ukroboronprom
- Country
- Ukraine
- Year
- 2022
- Category
- Loitering munition
- Class
- MALE (Medium-altitude / long-endurance)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 1000 km
- Endurance
- circa 8 h
- Top speed
- 200 km/h
- Service ceiling
- 5,000 m
- Propulsion
- Pistone benzina, elica traente
Physical characteristics
- MTOW
- 200 kg
- Payload
- 50 kg
- Weapons
- Testata esplosiva fino a 50 kg
Onboard systems
- Sensors
- GPS/inerziale anti-jamming, possibile cercatore terminale EO
- Datalink / control
- Navigazione autonoma way-point
- Launch
- Pista corta
- Recovery
- Impatto sul bersaglio
Combat use
- ▸Strikes on Engels (Tu-95 bomber bases) 2022-2024
- ▸2024 campaigns against Russian refineries — Tuapse, Volgograd, Ryazan
- ▸Attacks on Russian S-300/S-400 SAM sites in Crimea
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History
Programme launched in 2020 and operational since 2022, the Liutyi is in serial production with thousands of units announced for 2024 under the 'Army of Drones' programme.
The Liutyi is produced by Antonov as part of the state deep-strike drone programme: with a 200 kg MTOW and a 50 kg warhead, it fills the gap between tactical kamikaze drones (Beaver) and Neptune/Storm Shadow cruise missiles.
Liutyi strike campaigns in 2024 against Russian refineries (Tuapse, Lukoil-Volgograd, Ryazan) cut up to 14% of Russian refining capacity according to Reuters, demonstrating the strategic efficacy of cheap drones against critical infrastructure.