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Eleron T-16

UAV / Droneconfirmed

Eleron T-16

The T-16 is a Russian battery-powered fixed-wing UAV developed by ENICS. Originally designed to deliver cargo to areas without roads, it uses a canard layout with variable-sweep wings whose tips point downward, and can carry reconnaissance and surveillance equipment or containers under the wings. In 2018 trials it flew 150 km at 65 km/h at an altitude of 500 m. In August 2023 Ukraine's State Border Guard Service brought down an example in the Kharkiv region with an anti-drone system, showing that Russian forces use the type, presumably for reconnaissance.

Specifications

TypeUAV / Drone
OriginRussia
ManufacturerENICS
Introduced2018
StatusIn service
Mtow20 kg
Payload6
Speed65 km/h
Range150 km
PropulsionElectric motor (battery)

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Russia10confirmed
Ukraine1confirmed

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