Ukrainian intelligence receives two Shark drones
The Come Back Alive Foundation and the OKKO gas station franchise have bought two Ukrainian reconnaissance UAVs, known as Sharks, for Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR), the agency reported on June 22.
Shark drones are a full HD camera drone equipped with an electro-optical sensor with 30x optical zoom and additional digital zoom. It is capable of adaptive tracking of a target even at a speed of 100 km/h. The Shark is able to stay airborne for up to four hours and has a maximum speed of 150 km/h.
HUR has already received four of these drones, as well as vehicular mobile command posts, and two launchers, which were transferred to HUR scout units as part of OKKO’s “OKO za OKO” (Eye for an Eye) project.
In total, the project has raised UAH 325 million ($8.8 million) for 25 reconnaissance UAV drones.
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The newly-donated Shark drones will function as a spotter for the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, HUR stated.
"This Ukrainian-made drone performed well in combat conditions,” the agency wrote.
“In the past weeks alone, the first of these complexes, donated by the project, reportedly eliminated Russian equipment worth $25 million.”
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