Specs updated August 17, 2025
Ukrspecsystems
Ukrainian R18 Tactical Octocopter
Heavy-lift eight-rotor military surveillance drone developed in Ukraine. Designed for reconnaissance missions and tactical support with encrypted communications.
- MSRP
- $200,000
- Weight
- 18 kg
- Rated flight
- 150 min
- Wind level
- 8/15
- Range
- 30 km
- Operating
- −30 to 45 °C
Modelled flight time by conditions
Physics-based estimates from the same engine as our flight-time calculator, at 50% humidity over flat, open terrain. No pilot safety margin is applied — manufacturer data is the baseline, derated for each condition. The model is explained in our methodology.
| Wind | 0°C | 20°C | 35°C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calm | 139 min | 148 min | 139 min |
| 10 mph | 134 min | 141 min | 134 min |
| 20 mph | 120 min | 120 min | 120 min |
| 30 mph | 120 min | 120 min | 120 min |
| Altitude (MSL) | Modelled flight time |
|---|---|
| 0 ft | 141 min |
| 2,000 ft | 139 min |
| 5,000 ft | 135 min |
| 10,000 ft | 128 min |
* Beyond a manufacturer's rated limit (wind, altitude) or outside the operating temperature range — shown for planning honesty, not as an endorsed operating condition. Beyond the wind rating the manufacturer's extreme-case time is shown; the model is not calibrated past that envelope. Altitude scenarios assume a sea-level launch site, where altitude MSL and AGL are equivalent; manufacturer altitude ceilings are quoted MSL. Estimates are modelled, not measured; always plan with a personal safety margin.