Aerodrone drones for hundreds of thousands of dollars: what tasks of the Armed Forces are at the front (video)

The investor of the company and the former chairman "Microsoft Ukraine" Dmitry Shimkiv told reporters about large drones processed from aircraft and their capabilities at the front. Ukrainian agricultural planes after a full -scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine became military drones of Aerodrone.

The project is told about the project by Economic Truth, the chief investor of the company, the former director of Microsoft Ukraine and the deputy chairman of the Presidential Administration, a member of the Kyivstar Supervisory Board Dmitry Shimkiv. Prior to a full -scale war, the company produced agrarian planes that were not too popular. During the fighting, quite powerful planes with an eight -meter wings were processed for drones and adapted for the front.

Thanks to large loading, they could be installed weapons and other equipment, as well as delivery. D-80 Discovery and E-300 Enterprise UAVs can lift 80 kg and 300 kg of amounts. A complex of two D-80 aircraft with cameras and communication systems costs $ 450,000. They perform reconnaissance tasks, but can be freight or combat drones. Staying in the air for up to 23 hours allows Aerodrone aircraft to do a job not available to small drones.

The load allows to carry high quality intelligence equipment, as well as stable in flight, which allows, for example, to use cameras with a 40-fold optical increase. It is also possible to deliver large cargoes to dangerous areas. Working on the front of conventional aircraft and helicopters is associated with the risk of pilots, which helps to avoid drone. "Remember Mariupol when helicopters flying with cargoes. .

At the company test, a plane weapon project is located, which will help the Air Forces, but Dmitry Shimkov did not disclose his details. He also does not think that such planes can become Kamikadze drones. When asked by a journalist, whether E-300 Enterprise can be flipped with an explosive and send for the Urals with a distance of 3 100 km, he explained that only such a plane is worth $ 300,000 without a load and such use is hardly appropriate.

However, in principle, it is possible at the request of the military. Production is not too large -scale, these are units of aircraft per month. As complete unmanned aircraft, Aerodrone products undergo all state standards. They are also relatively heavy: most parts and units are produced outside Ukraine. "70% of the cost is imports. We only have labor and production costs. Once there, there was an aviation aluminum in Ukraine, but now there is no aviation fabric too. aircraft.

I think much more is the chance that our businesses will start producing small electric motors than internal combustion engines. " But production technology belongs to the company. The recycling of a double aircraft into UAVs required many modifications that were to occur with the preservation of aerodynamic characteristics. Own developments include programming, electronics and control system. Some works occur on an outsource. The company is working to introduce the necessary military technologies.