This makes it much more powerful than the previous model of the PD-1, produced a few years ago, whose range is up to 1000 kilometers and that is likely to carry a much easier burden, writes forbes.
A New Ukrainian Long-Range Drone, The FP-1, has been unveiled
The Newly Presented, FP-1, is a Ukrainian Long-Range Kamikaze Drone with a Claimed Range of Up to 1,600 km and a warhead capacity of up to 120 kg.
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UAC, joint Ukrainian-Czech project, has invested great effort in improving details so that the FP-1 had a greater range and load capacity. The biggest difference compared to older drones is that there is no chassis.
Unlike PD-1, which take wheels, the FP-1 is launched from the ramp at an angle, with the help of a rocket thrust.
Dronation was first officially presented to the public at the recent fair in Kiev, but in production has already been used in the fight, index transmitted.
Ukraine is increasingly relied on their own shock drones that regularly affect goals like airtains and refineries deep inside Russian territory. For such impacts, the rewarded sports airport airports are most often used, which are installed remote and autonomous management systems instead of the pilot.
But those planes, whose basic price exceeds $ 80,000, are not the ideal solution. They have a spacious cabin and are designed for cockpit management, which makes them unnecessarily difficult for the function of a unmanned aircraft. Precisely because, although they carry a warhead of about 100 kilograms, their range is less than 1300 kilometers.
FP-1, whose price is estimated at more than $ 100,000, offers a better ratio of load capacity and range.
The removal of the chassis further increases its efficiency, on most aircraft it makes up to 5% of the total mass, and if it is foldable, it also takes precious indoor space.
It is also interesting to experience the American company Kratos, which when adding the chassis, Valkyrie had to halve the load, with four bombs (a total of 450 kg) on two (225 kg).
An even more efficient way of launching drones is with the help of a trolley that is rejected after takeoff. Such a system allows the drone to achieve greater initial speed on the runway and ejects the need for a rocket thrust and a heavy chassis.
But it is only applicable to drones that can be returned, with the help of a parachute. FP-1 It’s not. It is a one-time striking drone that rushes into the target and explodes. Return is not expected.
(Vijesti.ba)
