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Sargan-3000 Naval Drone

Coverage from The Kyiv Independent, Euromaidan Press, and others

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The Sargan-3000 is a Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessel associated with maritime strike and reconnaissance operations.

Reported specifications include a range of up to 1,600 kilometers, a top speed of 55 knots, and capacity for a 450-kilogram payload; accounts also describe its integration with a 12.7 mm Protector remote weapon station. Ukraine’s Navy has said the vessel engaged a Russian uncrewed craft in the Black Sea, with Ukrainian intelligence reportedly helping detect it, and the Sargan-3000 has also participated in NATO’s REPMUS exercise in Portugal. Details of the reported engagement have not been independently verified.

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The Kyiv Independent / Tamara Nowakowsky
Ukraine's Navy and HUR reported on September 12, 2026, that a Sargan-3000 unmanned boat destroyed a Russian naval drone in the Black Sea.
9/12/2026 • Military Drones & Battlefield Use • General
Euromaidan Press / Olena Mukhina
Ukraine's Navy says a Sargan-3000 naval drone sank a Russian uncrewed surface vessel in the Black Sea during an unverified engagement.
9/12/2026 • Military Drones & Battlefield Use • General
The Jerusalem Post
Ukraine's Navy reported in mid-September that a Sargan-3000 unmanned surface vessel destroyed a Russian Orcan-type drone boat in the Black Sea.
9/14/2026 • Military Drones & Battlefield Use • General