Ten boats in one van

Russia's Scientific and Production Center Ushkuynik says ten disassembled Skorlupa hulls fit in one GAZelle light van when broken down for transport.

Four hours to build

Each hull is cut from water-repellent plywood and can be assembled in about four hours using an ordinary screwdriver, according to company CEO Alexey Chadayev.

Made at any furniture factory

Chadayev told Rossiyskaya Gazeta in an interview published September eight that the craft can be produced at any furniture factory and costs roughly a fifth of a conventional naval drone.

Range and payload

The Skorlupa can travel up to two hundred kilometres while carrying up to two hundred fifty kilograms of payloads, allowing operators to use it remotely.

Carries four fiber-optic drones

The Skorlupa comes with up to four communication modules and can carry up to four fiber-optic aerial drones housed under a deck skin that folds open on command.

Controlled by fiber-optic cable

The Skorlupa is controlled by a physical fiber-optic cable that lets it function even in areas where wireless communications would be jammed, making it immune to electronic warfare.

Two ways to attack

It can be used as a one-way strike platform delivering explosives against a ship's hull, or as a mothership carrying four fiber-optic drones for reconnaissance or attack missions.

Wreck any seaport without missiles

Alexey Chadayev said the Skorlupa can wreck any seaport without missiles and can be made at any furniture factory, offering a cost-effective naval threat in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

“With a Skorlupa like this, you can wreck any seaport without missiles”