The first Flyeye reconnaissance UAVs arrived in Ukraine for the drone army - photo

By the end of August, drones are planned to be purchased for the army of drones (photo: defense-ua. com) The first party of Flyeye reconnaissance drones purchased within the project of the Drone Army has already arrived in Ukraine. This was announced on Wednesday, August 3, by the Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov. "These" birds "will already go to the front today. Among them are some of the best drones - Flyeye. Their flight range is 160 km, radius 50 km, maximum air speed 120 km/h.

This will allow the intelligence officers to penetrate the rear of the enemy and receive important information. The Armed Forces will also strengthen DJI Matrice 300 drones. The drones have powerful cameras and thermal imagers, ”he told his Telegram-channel, publishing the appropriate photos. According to Fedorov, by the end of August, about 200 reconnaissance UAVs are planned to be purchased for the army of drones. More than UAH 700 million was raised for these purposes.

“We are negotiating with Ukrainian drone manufacturers to continue to buy them for the army of drones. They saw steep UAVs from Skiton, Skif and UkrJeth. UkrJeth is one of the largest Ukrainian UAVs with serial production. It spends about 10 hours in the air and can fly 150 km from the control station. Skif has a offline camera. Skyton can fly up to 20 hours in the sky, ”added the head of Minister.