Ukraine trials new EW-resistant recon drone
Ukrainian engineers have developed a new
reconnaissance UAV named WarDog, Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Minister
Mykhailo Fedorov
announced via Facebook on April 4.
According to the message, the drone can conduct reconnaissance in areas with complex terrain and under strong wind conditions. Additionally, WarDog remains operational even when affected by enemy electronic warfare or GPS jamming.
The UAV can reach speeds of 12-15 meters per second and can stay airborne for up to an hour within a 10 km range of the operator and up to 30 km when flying autonomously.
The minister said that the drone can operate in autonomous, semi-autonomous, and manual flight modes.
According to Fedorov, the drones "successfully perform combat tasks on the Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv fronts." Moreover, WarDog has also been tested near Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, where it operated at an altitude of 50 meters with a jammed GPS signal.
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