Garpiya

Garpiya is a family of long-range combat drone produced by IEMZ Kupol for use in the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Its development included input from Chinese specialists in unmanned combat aerial vehicles.

IEMZ Kupol has set up a factory in China to produce kits for export to Russia.

[1] The main Russian manufacturing facility for Garpiyas is in Izhevsk, located in a former concrete plant acquired by IEMZ Kupol in 2020.

[3][4] According to Reuters, the Garpiya-A1 has been used against Ukrainian infrastructure and military targets in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.