Poland is raising $830,000 to buy Warmate kamikaze drones for Ukraine
The Polish have organized a fundraising campaign for barrage munitions Warmate for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
What we know
Money can be transferred here: pomocam.pl. The goal of the crowdfunding campaign is 4,000,000 Polish zlotys or approximately $830,000. The money will be transferred to the account of a public organization, which will pay for the purchase of kamikaze drones from the company WB Electronics.
Warmate is a bomber ammunition developed in 2012. Its popularity skyrocketed after the war in Karabakh. Last year, WB Electronics released its 1,000th kamikaze drone. The UAV weighs less than 6 kg and is equipped with a camera through which the operator can observe the target.
The flight altitude ranges from 150 m to 300 m. A catapult is used to launch the barrage munition. The drone can reach a speed of 150 km/h while attacking the target. The control range of Warmate reaches 30 km. One unmanned aerial system consists of two dozen UAVs.
Source: pomgam.pl
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