The Ukrainian Armed Forces showed a unique Ukrainian Punisher attack UAV in action

By: Maksim Panasovskyi | 18.09.2022, 14:01

The Ukrainian Armed Forces use Ukrainian-made strike drones at the front. One of them is the Punisher.

Here's What We Know

The Center for Strategic Communications of the AFU published a video of the drone's operation. Its key task is to strike at the enemy's manpower, defensive structures and military equipment. The Punisher can attack the enemy at a depth of up to 45 km from the front line.

The drone has a maximum speed of 198 km/h and a cruising speed of 79.2 km/h. The drone can spend about 90 minutes in flight. Features of the Punisher are its small size and low noise level during flight. In addition, the UAV is made of radio-transparent materials and has a zero heat signature.

The Punisher uses unguided UB-75HE fragmentation bombs. They are 50 cm long and 7.5 cm in diameter. The mass of a single projectile is 2 kg.

Source: @AFUStratCom