One Ukrainian naval drone now comes in six versions, including one armed with missiles. Defense company Avarid presented the Mobidik platform at the Ukrainian-Nordic DIH Naval Forge 2026 conference in Kyiv, Militarnyi reports. Avarid said development is complete and the drone is moving to codification and serial production.
Mobidik packages capabilities previously fielded by Ukraine's intelligence services into a single commercial platform. For instance, the MD-5 version extends the same anti-aircraft USV concept that HUR's Magura V7 demonstrated by downing two Russian Su-30 fighter jets in May 2025.
With 1,400 km range and 120-hour autonomy, Mobidik can operate across the entire Black Sea — the operating area that Ukrainian naval drones have already forced Russia's Black Sea Fleet to abandon.
Six versions cover air defense, strike, and assault profiles
Mobidik's six configurations divide into three mission profiles.
Air-defense versions (MD-1, MD-2) carry interceptor drones to create a maritime air-defense line: The MD-1 carries five fixed-wing interceptor drones, while the MD-2 carries eight quadcopter interceptors.
Strike versions (MD-3, MD-4) carry strike payloads at medium and strategic range. The MD-3 integrates Avarid's own MORRIGAN middle-strike drones used by Ukraine's NEMESIS unit for operations from Mariupol to Crimea, targeting ships, coastal objects, and reconnaissance assets at medium range, per ArmyInform.
Assault versions (MD-5, MD-6) are armed platforms in their own right: MD-5 carries two R-73 or AIM-9 anti-aircraft missiles plus a Browning M2 heavy machine gun module for air and surface targets.
1,400-km range covers entire Black Sea: codification in progress
The platform's specifications place Mobidik in the deep-strike USV category: up to 120 hours of autonomy, range of up to 1,400 kilometers, maximum speed of 65 km/h, and seaworthiness up to 1.2-meter wave height.
Mobidik joins a broader Ukrainian naval-drone industrialization push: the Sea Trident heavy underwater drone, unveiled at Eurosatory 2026 in Paris in June, signals Kyiv's defense industry moving from one-off intelligence-service platforms to commercial product families with international market positioning.
