The Armed Forces received H10 Poseidon II drones worth over €300,000
The Petro Poroshenko Foundation bought several H10 Poseidon II drones for Ukrainian paratroopers.
What is known
H10 Poseidon II is a reconnaissance level drone. It can operate within a radius of 150 km from the launch point, and has a maximum flight altitude of 4 km. The cruising speed of the drone reaches 75 km/h and the maximum speed is 100 km/h.
The UAV operates at temperatures from -20 to +60 degrees Celsius. The maximum takeoff weight of H10 Poseidon II is 22 kg. The unmanned aerial vehicle can carry a payload of no more than 3 kg.
The drone can take off and land vertically. During takeoff, the propellers rotate at a speed of 11 m/s. The UAV has protection against enemy electronic warfare stations. In addition, the H10 Poseidon II is equipped with a camera that provides 40x zoom.
Petro Poroshenko has not voiced how many drones his foundation has purchased, but most likely three units, which were shown in the video. The cost of one H10 Poseidon II is more than €300,000, i.e. almost €1,000,000 was spent on three drones. Half of the cost was paid by Poroshenko and another 50% was raised by the Ukrainians.
Source: Petro Poroshenko
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