Bulava
New-generation Ukrainian tactical loitering munition: Ukrainian Armor's Bulava (Mace) is designed for medium-range engagements against Russian armoured vehicles and artillery systems.
Bulava
New-generation Ukrainian tactical loitering munition: Ukrainian Armor's Bulava (Mace) is designed for medium-range engagements against Russian armoured vehicles and artillery systems.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Bulava
- Alias
- Mace / Булава
- Manufacturer
- Ukrainian Armor
- Country
- Ukraine
- Year
- 2024
- Category
- Loitering munition
- Class
- Tactical (< 600 kg)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 100 km
- Endurance
- 2 h
- Top speed
- 170 km/h
- Service ceiling
- 3,000 m
- Propulsion
- Pistone benzina, elica traente
Physical characteristics
- MTOW
- 28 kg
- Payload
- 8 kg
- Weapons
- Testata HE / cumulativa (~8 kg)
Onboard systems
- Sensors
- EO/IR con cercatore terminale, GPS/inerziale anti-jamming
- Datalink / control
- Datalink criptato e modalità autonoma terminale
- Launch
- Catapulta
- Recovery
- Impatto sul bersaglio
Combat use
- ▸Donetsk and Pokrovsk fronts (2024-) — precision strikes on Russian vehicles and fortifications
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History
Unveiled in 2024 by Ukrainian Armor, the Bulava is one of the new tactical loitering munitions in serial production to saturate the front with low-cost precision weapons.
The Bulava is part of the new wave of Ukrainian tactical loitering munitions optimised for mass production: it combines COTS electronics, a domestic autopilot and a mortar-derived warhead to drive unit cost below US$5,000.