Munitions

MACE modular airstrike container

Also known as
  • MACE
  • Modular Airstrike Container Explosive
  • MACE modular explosive container
  • MACE modular airstrike container explosive

MACE is UA Dynamics' modular airstrike container explosive for the Punisher reusable strike UAV. The manufacturer presents it as a 75 mm, impact-fuzed payload option alongside the UB-75HE unguided bomb, with modular effects that can be selected for different target sets. Public sources support MACE as a Punisher-carried payload family, but do not yet support a separate container-specific conflict-use row.

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Ukraine
Built by
UA Dynamics
Type
Modular UAV payload container
Service note
Developed for the UA Dynamics Punisher reusable strike UAV
Designer
UA Dynamics
Designed
Not publicly confirmed
Unit cost
Not publicly confirmed
Produced
Not publicly confirmed
Number built
Not publicly confirmed

Specifications

Payload role
Modular explosive container for the Punisher reusable strike UAV
Official name
MACE - Modular Airstrike Container Explosive
Named alongside
UA Dynamics lists MACE alongside the UB-75HE 75 mm unguided high-explosive bomb
Dimensions
75 mm diameter and 500 mm length according to UA Dynamics
Weight
2 kg according to UA Dynamics
Fuze
Impact fuse
Modular variants
UA Dynamics describes high-explosive airburst, tandem explosively formed penetrator, cumulative, thermobaric, and guided functional extensions
Carrier
Punisher reusable strike UAV
Container load context
ArmyInform reported Punisher can carry one 3 kg container, two 1.5 kg containers, or three 1 kg containers
Conflict-use sourcing
No separate direct conflict-use row is asserted for MACE in this record
Variants

UA Dynamics describes MACE as a modular container family rather than one fixed warhead.

  • High-explosive with air blasting
  • Tandem with impact core
  • Cumulative
  • Thermobaric
  • Guided
Punisher payload relationship

UA Dynamics presents MACE as a modular explosive container carried by the Punisher reusable strike UAV.

CarrierCarrier typeCarriage evidence
Punisher, Reusable strike and reconnaissance UAV, Aircraft & UAVsPunisherCarrier UAV

The Punisher profile covers the UAV airframe and strike complex that carries UA Dynamics payload containers.

Sources: UA Dynamics Official Website, The Punisher: An Impressive Drone Produced in Ukraine

Payload Family Context

UA Dynamics separates the Punisher weapon load into the UB-75HE unguided high-explosive bomb and MACE, a modular airstrike container explosive. The public manufacturer text gives dimensions and effect categories for MACE, while Ukrainian reporting describes Punisher crews using interchangeable payload containers by mission need.

Container identity

MACE is listed as a 75 mm modular explosive container with an impact fuse, 500 mm length, and 2 kg weight.

Supported by UA Dynamics' public Punisher weapons section.

Selectable effects

The named functional extensions are high-explosive airburst, tandem impact-core, cumulative, thermobaric, and guided types.

Soldat & Technik independently describes high-explosive, shaped-charge, and thermobaric MACE-style effect options.

Carrier context

ArmyInform reported Punisher payload-container loads of one 3 kg container, two 1.5 kg containers, or three 1 kg containers.

That reporting supports Punisher container employment context, not a standalone MACE conflict-use claim.

Related Weapon Systems
Punisher, Reusable strike and reconnaissance UAV, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsPunisherReusable strike and reconnaissance UAVThe Punisher is a Ukrainian reusable fixed-wing strike UAV from UA Dynamics, designed for small-unit reconnaissance and precision bomb drops against rear-area targets. UA Dynamics presents the system as a compact airstrike complex with a 45 km maximum combat range, modular bomb/container payloads, and rapid field turnaround. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, Ukrainian units have used it for armed reconnaissance and attacks on command posts, electronic-warfare equipment, ammunition sites, and other stationary or semi-fixed targets.
Anvil-K, Kinetic counter-UAS interceptor drone, Air DefenseAir DefenseAnvil-KKinetic counter-UAS interceptor droneAnvil-K is Anduril Industries' kinetic Anvil counter-UAS interceptor, a high-speed quadcopter-class effector built to physically intercept Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft under Lattice-enabled control. Public sources distinguish the kinetic Anvil/Anvil-Kinetic configuration from the explosive Anvil-M variant and place it inside Kuwait's proposed 2026 Anduril counter-drone procurement package, but do not document named conflict employment.

Sources