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Uran-9

766 UPTK · RU

The Uran-9 is a Russian ~10-12 t tracked unmanned combat vehicle developed by JSC 766 UPTK (now under Kalashnikov Concern/Rostec), armed with a turreted 30 mm 2A72 autocannon, 7.62 mm PKTM coaxial MG, four 9M120-1 Ataka ATGMs and six Shmel-M thermobaric launchers, and teleoperated to about 3 km from a KamAZ command post. Syria trials in 2018 exposed control-link, sensor and gun-reliability failures; it was nonetheless accepted into Russian service in January 2019 and two batches of 20 were delivered by 2021, with no verified combat use in Ukraine.

Sources: https://www.army-technology.com/projects/uran-9-unmanned-ground-combat-vehicle/ ; https://madsciblog.t2com.army.mil/63-russian-ground-battlefield-robots-a-candid-evaluation-and-ways-forward/ ; https://euro-sd.com/2021/04/articles/exclusive/22329/uran-9/

Specs

Launch year 2016
MTOW 10000 kg
Speed 35 km/h
Propulsion Diesel-electric power pack driving a tracked chassis with six road wheels per side, idler and drive sprocket (press-derived; engine model and power not published by OEM). English Wikipedia lists a 'YaMZ 5347 / 420 hp' engine and 70-133 km/h speeds that are not corroborated by any defense-press source and are treated here as unreliable.
Comm Electro-optic and thermal imaging cameras, laser rangefinder, laser warning receiver with automatic smoke-screen deployment; claimed tank detection 6 km day / 3 km night (Syria trials reportedly showed EO station effective only to ~2 km). Fire control system; weapons not stabilised in 2018 configuration, fire-on-the-move not possible.
Price notes No unit price or contract value has been published; Rosoboronexport has offered the system for export since December 2015 with no public export contract.

Suppliers

  • Tulamashzavod (Tula Machine-Building Plant) (RU): rws: 2A72
  • KBM (Kolomna Engineering Design Bureau, High Precision Weapons holding) (RU): munition: 9M120-1 Ataka
  • KBP Instrument Design Bureau (Shipunov KBP, Tula) (RU): munition: RPO-A Shmel-M
  • V.A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD, Kovrov) (RU): rws: PKTM
  • KAMAZ (RU): chassis

Sources

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