Cheap but deadly: As drones R18 destroy Russian equipment on the front line (video)
Now the drones help to "clean" the invaders within 10 km from the front line, arranging bombing. So the defenders of Ukraine have already managed to destroy about 100 units of heavy -duty equipment, as well as a large number of warehouses with ammunition and other hostile objects. There are many Russian goals on the territory of Ukraine, which are inappropriate to use Bayraktar UAVs, HIMARS RSLS and other means, but cheap R18 solve this problem perfectly.
UAV production is inexpensive, while they impress Russian equipment, which costs thousands of times more expensive. Drones dump cumulative shells that punch armor, which is not able to weapon. "We understand that the war is going on for a long time, and we need a solution that we can have a lot. Therefore, it should not be very expensive, but effective. It is this niche closing the drones of R18," Vadim Yunik said.
Groups of three people are attracted to servicing octopus, each of them a specialist in their field. One military pilot R18, the other monitors the drone and repairs when needed, and the third is responsible for ammunition. Vadim Yunik did not reveal how many R18 acts on the front, but I am sure that soon as Air Intelligence will give the military even more such drones.
The NGO is engaged in the development and compilation of UAVs and now has problems related to the lack of components in the market and logistics. Earlier, Vadim Yunik said that R18 is affected by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, even if it is buried in the ground. The cost of such drone is $ 20 thousand, the flight duration is about 40 minutes, the load capacity is 5 kg. In the summer, the military showed how the battle drone R18 struck a Russian tank.