Italmas | |
Type: | Loitering munition |
Designer: | ZALA Aero Group |
Origin: | Russia |
Used By: | Russia |
Is Missile: | Yes |
Wars: | |
Engine: | DLE-60 60 cc twin boxer piston engine[1] |
Italmas (Udmurt name for the globeflower) is an explosive suicide drone made in Russia. It is a simple design with plywood fuselage and a plastic bottle as fuel tank. It has a range of and can carry a warhead of . The engine can be bought off the shelf and they can be assembled at any aeromodelling club. Captured drones also have had a radar reflector.[2]
In October 2023, Pravda.ru reported the first combat use of Italmas, in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3]