Palianytsia
First jet-powered drone-missile produced by Ukraine's defence industry: the Palianytsia was unveiled in 2024 and used operationally against Russian air bases, a symbol of Kyiv's autonomous deep-strike capability.
Palianytsia
First jet-powered drone-missile produced by Ukraine's defence industry: the Palianytsia was unveiled in 2024 and used operationally against Russian air bases, a symbol of Kyiv's autonomous deep-strike capability.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Palianytsia
- Alias
- Палянitsia (drone-missile)
- Manufacturer
- Ministero industrie strategiche ucraino
- Country
- Ukraine
- Year
- 2024
- Category
- Loitering munition
- Class
- Tactical (< 600 kg)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 700 km
- Endurance
- circa 1 h
- Top speed
- 500 km/h
- Service ceiling
- 8,000 m
- Propulsion
- Turbogetto
Physical characteristics
- MTOW
- 250 kg
- Payload
- 50 kg
- Weapons
- Testata HE da 50 kg
Onboard systems
- Sensors
- Navigazione GPS/inerziale resistente al jamming, possibile cercatore terminale
- Datalink / control
- Volo autonomo way-point
- Launch
- Catapulta a razzo / lancio da pista corta
- Recovery
- Impatto sul bersaglio (one-way)
Combat use
- ▸August 2024 — first documented strike on a Russian air base
- ▸2024- deep-strike campaigns against Russian military infrastructure
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History
Announced by President Zelensky in August 2024, the Palianytsia drone-missile carried out its first documented strike against a Russian air base a few days later, marking Ukraine's entry into the club of producers of low-cost cruise missiles.
The Palianytsia (named after a traditional Ukrainian bread, notoriously hard for Russian speakers to pronounce) was unveiled by President Zelensky on 24 August 2024, Ukrainian Independence Day, as the country's first jet-powered drone-missile.
The programme is run directly by the Ministry of Strategic Industries under a classified development track: the system is regarded as a decisive step toward an autonomous deep-strike capability independent of Western cruise missile deliveries.