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Tupolev Tu-143

UAV / Droneconfirmed

Tupolev Tu-143

The Tupolev Tu-143 Reys was a Soviet unmanned reconnaissance aircraft in service with the Soviet Army and a number of its Warsaw Pact and Middle East allies during the late 1970s and 1980s. It contained a reconnaissance pod that was recovered after flight, and from which imagery was retrieved.

Specifications

TypeUAV / Drone
ManufacturerTupolev
Introduced1976
StatusIn service

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Russia—confirmed
Ukraine—confirmed

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