They will be transferred to Ukraine soon: the new Colibri's battle drone showed in France what the Armed Forces will help

UAV is equipped with a 40mm warlord, can rise to a height of 6 km and attack both static and moving objects. KNDS (France) has introduced its new Colibri shock drone at the EuroSatory 2024 in Paris. The Party of these drones will be sent to the Armed Forces of Ukraine this summer as part of the military aid package, Defense Blog writes. UAV is equipped with a controlled shrapnel, capable of effectively affecting both fixed and moving goals. The Colibri radius is 5 km.

The drone is positioned as a universal and effective solution for various combat scenarios. Earlier, EDR Magazine reported that a bargage ammunition would receive a 40mm warhead from the French manufacturer Nexter Arrowtech. The media suggested that the basis for the new UAV was the drone UX11, created for photogrammetric purposes. It has a solid polystyrene housing, wingspan 1. 1 m and is driven by a two -bladed push screw, as well as an electric motor located in the back of the wing.

Its weight together with a amount of load is 1. 5 kg, autonomy - 80 minutes, cruising speed - 54 km/h. The deployment of such a device takes only 5 minutes. UX11 can rise to a height of 6000 m. Earlier, we reported that Ukraine first introduced the impact UAV "Mace". The new drone is similar to the Russian lancet ammunition, but carries more explosives, comes further and automatically detects goals.