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

The Come Back Alive Foundation handed over to Ukrainian artillerymen the first of 11 PD-2 UAV complexes, which

produced by the Ukrainian company UkrSpecSystems.

What it is

The complex consists of two aircraft,a ground control station and a mobile control station based on an all-wheel drive minibus. According to the head of the foundation, Taras Chmut, such a drone can take off vertically, that is, it does not need a runway, the reconnaissance depth reaches 180 km, and the flight duration is 8 hours. The drone is equipped with a camera with 30x zoom. It is complemented by a thermal imager with 5x zoom. The UAV supports automatic tracking of target movements.

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In total, the fund signed a contract last yearfor the purchase of 11 such unmanned aerial systems. This complex was purchased by partners from the IT community, who raised 31 million hryvnia for the 31st anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence.