Eurosatory 2026: Ukrainian company says modified BARS RS UAV used to strike 1000 km inside Russia

An unnamed Ukrainian company displays its BARS RS UAV at Eurosatory 2026. (Janes/Tamara Rozouvan)

A Ukrainian company says a modified version of its BARS (Bezpilotna Aviatsiyna Raketna Systema) RS unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was used in a deep strike nearly 1,000 km inside Russia, a senior representative of the company told Janes at the Eurosatory 2026 exhibition, held in Paris from 15-19 June.

The company and the representative spoke on condition of anonymity due to operational security concerns. “It [the BARS RS variant used] was a version with a bigger fuel tank, bigger maximum take-off weight, bigger warhead,” the representative said.

The standard BARS RS model is powered by a turbojet engine and has a 22 kg warhead with a tank that can hold up to 95 l of fuel. The maximum take-off weight is 135 kg. “We also have other models that have a 220 kg take-off weight,” the representative added.

The one-way attack (OWA) UAV is able to reach a speed of 620 km/h and has a cruise speed of around 400 km/h. “We've had some 7,000 launches, and usually the UAS [UAV] goes to cruise speed between 400 to 450 km/h. When we need to speed up, we can easily do that,” he said. The UAV can be equipped with a 22 kg, 60 kg, or 105 kg payload. The representative called the 60 kg payload “the golden middle”. “The payload gives enough flexibility and enables longer range but the UAS still carries a sufficient warhead to have proper impact on targets,” he added.