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S-71M Monokhrom

Air-launched Russian cruise missile for the Su-57 in which Ukrainian intelligence found an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer, possibly for camera terminal guidance.

Missile / loitering munitionAdversary capabilityMaker not establishedIntroduced 2026 · Updated 2026

Parts list 1 parts and 1 photos from recovered wreckage, from HUR War & Sanctions and Open Source Munitions Portal.

Overview

The S-71M “Monokhrom” (Монохром, “Monochrome”) is a Russian air-launched cruise missile designed to be carried by the Su-57 fighter. UNITED24 Media gives a 250 kg warhead, a speed of about 500 to 600 km/h, an estimated range of 350 to 400 km and a stated radar cross-section of 0.007 m², and reports that it has been used in limited numbers since the start of 2026. Those figures are reported, not independently measured.

Who builds it

The maker has not been established. Russian outlets attribute the S-71 family to Sukhoi, and one Russian report credits the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation (KTRV). Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence (HUR) names PJSC United Aircraft Corporation as the main manufacturer and designer of the related S-71K “Kover” (HUR) but gives no maker for the S-71M. Until a reliable source settles it, the missile is listed here.

What was found inside

On 12 August 2026 HUR reported an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer module in S-71M wreckage and said its use “may indicate” artificial intelligence in the missile (HUR). The module carries the marking TE980M-A1 and, according to HUR’s record, was made in the tenth week of 2025, three years after Nvidia stopped supplying Russia (HUR). The Register read the marking as a Jetson Orin NX 16 GB. Nvidia told the publication that the modules are sold for many purposes, that pre-owned units circulate through resellers, and that it cannot track products after sale.

Guidance

What the module does is less certain than the find itself. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Colonel GSh says it works with an onboard camera to guide the missile in its final stage, which would let it recognise the target and correct its path. HUR has not said so. A camera with an onboard processor would follow a pattern seen in other Russian weapons, including the V2U strike drone and the MS-series Shahed, where HUR has found the same family of modules.

HUR used the find to argue that Russia still cannot replace foreign high-technology parts with its own, and called for tighter and better coordinated sanctions.

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