{
  "id": "zala-lancet-1",
  "name": "ZALA Lancet-1",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Loitering munition unmanned aerial vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2016,
  "operators": [
    "ARM",
    "AZE",
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 3,
  "summary": "The Zala Lancet is a kamikaze drone developed by Zala Aero to take out targets on land, in the air, and/or in water following the requirements of the Russian Army. The new weapon system has a maximum range of 40 kilometers and can carry out a precision strike autonomously.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Kalashnikov concern and ZALA AERO GROUP",
      "src": [
        "weg-zala-lancet-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "payload_kg",
      "v": -1,
      "src": [
        "weg-zala-lancet-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "The Lancet has been fitted with a TV guidance unit that allows an operator to control the munition even on the terminal stage of flight.; The new munition features an optical-electronic guidance unit and can be pre-programmed before the flight.",
      "src": [
        "weg-zala-lancet-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": [
        80,
        110
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-zala-lancet-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 40,
      "src": [
        "weg-zala-lancet-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "40 min",
      "src": [
        "weg-zala-lancet-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "The Lancets in combat configuration could be fitted with high-explosive (HE) or HE-fragmentation warheads. The weapon seems to be the first known Russian-designed loitering munition.",
      "src": [
        "weg-zala-lancet-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "LANCET-3",
      "text": "Loitering munition ZALA LANCET-3 is equipped with several aiming systems: coordinate, electro-optical and combined systems. Also the unmanned vehicle has a video communication channel that broadcasts target image to confirm the target engagement.",
      "src": [
        "weg-zala-lancet-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "uav",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/zala-lancet-1.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-zala-lancet-1": {
      "title": "ZALA Lancet-1 Russian Loitering Munition Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/ZALA_Lancet-1_Russian_Loitering_Munition_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}