Profile
- Type
- Loitering munition
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Poland
- Service note
- 2010s-present
Aircraft & UAVs
Warmate
Warmate is a Polish electric loitering munition from WB Electronics/WB Group, designed as a portable reconnaissance-strike system with interchangeable warheads, autonomous flight modes, and video-guided terminal attack. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has been documented in Ukrainian service for precision attacks on Russian air-defense and surveillance radars.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- WB ElectronicsWB Group
- Built in
- Poland
Service History
- In service
- Operational with Polish and foreign armed forces; documented in Ukrainian service during the Russia-Ukraine War.
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces, Polish Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- WB Electronics
- Designed
- 2010s
- Built by
- WB ElectronicsWB Group
- Built in
- Poland
- Produced
- 2010s-present
- Variants
- Warmate, Warmate 3, Warmate TL, Warmate 2
Specifications
- Operational range
- 30 km RLOS for baseline Warmate
- Endurance
- Up to 60 minutes for baseline Warmate; about 70 minutes cited by WB Group for current system context
- Maximum take-off weight
- 5.7 kg
- Wingspan
- 1.6 m
- Length
- 1.1 m
- Speed
- 80 km/h operational speed; 150 km/h attack speed
- Propulsion
- Electric motor
- Warheads
- Interchangeable high-explosive and thermobaric warheads; newer Warmate 3 sources also cite anti-armor HEAT options
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have received and operated Polish Warmate loitering munitions, with documented strikes against Russian air-defense and radar systems including Pantsir-S1, Podlet-K1, and Repeynik targets.
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WARMATE loitering munitionsPublisher: WB Group | Note: Official product page supporting manufacturer background, role, launch/integration context, and baseline technical details. | Accessed: 2026-06-20WARMATE Loitering Munitions SystemPublisher: WB Group | Note: Official brochure supporting technical specifications, flight modes, warhead categories, data link range, and deployment details. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Poland confirms thousands of Warmate loitering munitions delivered to UkrainePublisher: Janes | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War context by reporting deliveries of Warmate loitering munitions to Ukraine and Ukrainian operation in combat conditions. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Polish Warmate loitering munition defeats Russian Pantsir-S1 Shorad in UkrainePublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports direct Russia-Ukraine War use of Polish Warmate munitions by Ukrainian forces against Russian Pantsir-S1 air-defense systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Ukrainian forces use Polish Warmate drones to destroy Russian radars Repeynik and Podlet-K1Publisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports direct Russia-Ukraine War use of Warmate drones by Ukrainian forces against Russian Podlet-K1 and Repeynik radar systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-20MSPO23 Warmate.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for a Warmate loitering munition photographed at MSPO 2023; listed as own work under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike licenses. | Accessed: 2026-06-20