The Ukrainian Armed Forces have received the first of 11 Ukrainian-made PD-2 UAVs. It was bought with money raised for the 31st anniversary of Ukraine's independence

The Come Back Alive Foundation has handed over to Ukrainian gunners the first of 11 PD-2 UAVs produced by Ukrainian company UkrSpecSystems.

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The complex consists of two aircraft, a ground control station and a mobile control station on the basis of a four-wheel drive minibus. According to the Head of the Fund Taras Chmut, such a drone can take off vertically, which means it does not need an airstrip, its reconnaissance depth is up to 180 km, and its flight time is 8 hours. The drone is equipped with a 30x zoom camera. It is complemented by a thermal imager with 5x zoom. The UAV supports automatic target tracking.

A total of 11 such unmanned aerial systems were signed by the foundation last year. The complex was bought with the help of partners from IT-community, who collected 31 million hryvnias by the 31st anniversary of Independence of Ukraine.

Source: Taras Chmut

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