Profile
- Type
- Fixed-wing reconnaissance unmanned aerial system
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Ukraine
- Service note
- Introduced during the full-scale Russia-Ukraine War
Aircraft & UAVs
Shark
Shark is a Ukrainian fixed-wing reconnaissance UAS built by Ukrspecsystems for autonomous surveillance, target identification, and artillery fire adjustment. In Ukrainian service during the Russia-Ukraine War, Shark systems pair catapult-launched electric UAVs with mobile ground-control equipment and encrypted video links for operations behind the front line.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- Ukrspecsystems
- Built in
- Ukraine
Service History
- In service
- In active Ukrainian service by 2023
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Ukrspecsystems
- Designed
- 2022
- Built by
- Ukrspecsystems
- Built in
- Ukraine
- Produced
- 2022-present
- Variants
- SHARK-D, SHARK-M, MINI SHARK
Specifications
- Endurance
- Up to 4 hours with electro-optical payload
- Communication range
- Up to 80 km encrypted real-time Full HD video and telemetry
- Flight route
- Up to 300 km
- Service ceiling
- 3,000 m
- Maximum speed
- 130 km/h
- Wingspan
- 3.4 m
- Launch and recovery
- Catapult launch and parachute landing
- Maximum takeoff weight
- Up to 13.5 kg
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Ukrainian forces operate Shark reconnaissance UAS for front-line surveillance, target detection, and fire adjustment; Come Back Alive and OKKO procured and transferred 25 systems, including 75 UAVs, to Ukrainian troops.
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SHARK UASPublisher: Ukrspecsystems | Note: Official product page supporting manufacturer background, UAS role, ground-control configuration, active Ukrainian service, and technical specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20OKO ZA OKO: Come Back Alive and OKKO launched a common initiative to buy 25 unmanned systems SHARKPublisher: Come Back Alive | Note: Directly supports Ukrainian procurement, planned distribution to front-line units, and the Russia-Ukraine War conflict-use note. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Come Back Alive Foundation with OKKO has handed over all 25 SHARK UAS to the militaryPublisher: Ukrspecsystems | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War use by documenting the wartime handover of 25 Shark reconnaissance complexes to Ukrainian military users. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Helped destroy more than $700 million worth of Russian equipment: Results of Shark's workPublisher: Come Back Alive | Note: Directly supports operational use of Shark systems by Ukrainian units against Russian forces. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:SHARK UAV.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page; the file is published under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International. | Accessed: 2026-06-20