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Antonov's Horlytsya tactical UAV prototype is airborne.
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Antonov's Horlytsya tactical UAV prototype is airborne
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Ukraine's first Horlytsya tactical UAV prototype, developed by the state-own company Antonov, performed its first flight, UkrOboronProm announced on Nov. 8, 2017. "Today, the first flight tests of the Horlytsya tactical UAV, produced by the Antonov state enterprise, have taken place," declared Oleksandr Turchynov, Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine.
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 Antonov's Horlytsya first prototype making its maiden flight(Credit: Antonov/UkrOboronProm) |
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"This UAV is capable of staying in flight for 7 hours, operating at a 5 thousand meters altitude, its range of flight is 1000+ kilometers," added Turchynov.
The Horlytsya technical characteristics allow performing various missions, such as reconnaissance, fire coordination, as well as engaging enemy target by using air-to-ground missiles.
According to UkrOboronProm, the Horlytsya is the first domestic UAV platform capable to perform combat tasks. The UAV was designed to reinforce Ukrainian Ground Forces in conducting day and night reconnaissance under all weather conditions and transmitting the received data to the command post. A Horlytsya system will consist of four drones, a ground control station and facilities for launching and landing aircraft, transportation and repair. |
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 Antonov's Horlytsya first prototype(Credit: Antonov/UkrOboronProm) |
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