First sample of Ukrainian 1000 km range combat drone tested in the sky
The Ukroboronprom State Concern, which manufactures weapons and military hardware, released the first sample of a drone with a range of one thousand kilometers and completed a series of its tests in the air.
Ukroboronprom spokeswoman Natalia Sad reported this at a briefing, Rubryka reports.
"Today, the project to develop an unmanned aerial vehicle with a range of more than a thousand kilometers and the possibility of a payload of up to 75 kilograms has reached such a stage that, unfortunately, we cannot talk about it now," Natalia Sad said.
The concern also reported that they had accelerated the production of the first sample as much as possible, "tested it in the air," and were preparing for the next stage – a demonstration of the capabilities of the kamikaze drone to the leadership of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
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On October 17, the Ukroboronprom state concern hinted that they were finalizing the development of a Ukrainian strike drone with a range of up to 1,000 kilometers.
At the beginning of December, Ukroboronprom announced that it had conducted a series of successful tests of a Ukrainian strike drone with a range of one thousand kilometers. The concern added that they are moving to the stage of tests under the influence of EW.
Ukrobornprom spokeswoman Natalia Sad said on the telethon air: "Today, several stages of successful tests are behinFollowinge with the instructions of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, we are moving to the stage of tests under the effect of EW (means of radio-electronic warfare)."
Sad noted that the concern recently announced the development of a Ukrainian kamikaze drone with a carrying capacity of up to 75 kilograms of explosives.
The spokeswoman of Ukrobornprom noted: "After we successfully test the drone under the influence of EW, we hope to be able to test it in combat use. We promised by the end of this year and are trying to fulfill this promise."
