Profile
- Type
- Fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV system
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Ukraine
- Service note
- 2019-present Ukrainian service
Aircraft & UAVs
Leleka-100
The Leleka-100 is a Ukrainian fixed-wing ISR unmanned aerial system from DeViRo, built around day/night reconnaissance, jamming-resistant communications, GPS-denied operation, and artillery fire correction. Ukrainian units use the system in the Russia-Ukraine War to find targets, relay corrections to fire units, and assess results while operating from positions behind the front line.
Service History
- In service
- Officially accepted into Ukrainian Armed Forces service by 2019; adopted by Ukraine's Ministry of Defense in 2021
- Used by
- Armed Forces of Ukraine
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
Specifications
- Role
- ISR, aerial reconnaissance, target detection, and artillery fire adjustment
- Endurance
- Up to 5 hours
- Combat radius
- 80 km
- Route distance
- Up to 340 km
- Working altitude
- Up to 3,500 m
- Sensors
- Day camera with 100x zoom and thermal imaging night camera
- Navigation and links
- Two independent jamming-resistant communication channels; able to operate without GPS
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Used by Ukrainian forces as a reusable reconnaissance UAV for target detection, artillery fire correction, and battle-damage assessment, including documented service with the 44th Artillery Brigade.
Leleka-100 Images
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LelekaPublisher: DeViRo | Note: Official product page supporting manufacturer, system role, service context, and specifications including endurance, range, optics, altitude, communications, and GPS-denied operation. | Accessed: 2026-06-20About the CompanyPublisher: DeViRo | Note: Company history supporting DeViRo background, Ukrainian origin, development timeline, defense supplier status, and Ministry of Defense adoption. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Modernized Leleka-100 UAV Deployed and Helps Ukrainian ArtillerymenPublisher: Defense Express | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War use by Ukrainian artillery units, including 44th Artillery Brigade reconnaissance, fire correction, and battlefield adaptation context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20DeViRo's Leleka-100 UAS Officially Inducted into Ukrainian ArmyPublisher: Defense Express | Note: Supports background on Ukrainian military induction, system composition, encrypted control, GPS-independent return capability, and earlier operational deployment. | Accessed: 2026-06-20UA Leleka-100 in Avdiivka 01.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for the primary Leleka-100 photo; Commons records the source as ArmyInform and the license as Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Leleka-100 UAV, Kyiv 2021, 20.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for the gallery photo; Commons records the author as VoidWanderer and the license as Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International. | Accessed: 2026-06-20