The Drone Army project purchased 78 DJI Matrice 300 RTK unmanned aerial vehicles for Ukrainian intelligence.
What is known
This was stated by the head of the State ServiceSpecial Communications and Protection Yuriy Shchigol in a conversation with a UKRINFORM correspondent. According to the head of the department, within the framework of the Army of Drones project, it is planned to purchase 200 drones for reconnaissance.
30 DJI Matrice 300 RTK quadcopters noware on the territory of Ukraine and are waiting to be sent to the front. Another 48 industrial unmanned aerial vehicles will be delivered next week, after which they will also go to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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DJI Matrice 300 RTK Can Climb to Height 7km, and the battery life is 55 minutes. The Chinese quadcopter is equipped with an AI-enabled camera, a thermal imager, can carry a payload weighing up to 2.7 and is capable of speeds up to 83 km/h. The case has IP54 water protection.
DJI Matrice 300 RTK costs ₴720,000($19,400), i.e. 78 quadcopters cost ₴56,160,000 ($1,500,000). The head of the State Special Communications Service did not specify whether the drones will be re-flashed so that DJI Aeroscope cannot determine the operator’s location.
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