The Armed Forces of Ukraine began to use heavy bomber drones against the Russian Federation
Ukrainian engineers managed to develop systems for UAVs that allow dropping various munitions from the air. They are already being used by servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine against the occupiers. Forbes journalists devoted an article to ammunition disposal systems.
In December, servicemen of the 224th battalion of the 123rd maintenance brigade showed off a large-sized drone, made in an artisanal way. Craftsmen attached six plastic pipes to the body of the quadcopter. They are used to vertically drop ammunition on the heads of Russian soldiers.
New strike UAV in the 226th battalion of the 127th TD, Kharkiv, brigade. pic.twitter.com/gTLSALwP23
— Paul Jawin (@PaulJawin) December 1, 2022
In October, a video appeared on the global network, in which it was claimed that the drone is capable of taking on board up to six 82-mm mines. The weight of one mine is 3 kg. The video clip shows the process of simultaneously dropping two munitions from the air.
Another bomber squadron pic.twitter.com/dRryPZjoca
— Paul Jawin (@PaulJawin) October 1, 2022
Last summer, the Taiwanese Revolver 860 drones manufactured by Dronevision entered service with the Armed Forces. They use special drums to drop mines. One drum holds eight rounds of ammunition. The Taiwanese company claimed that it was not involved in the supply of drones to Ukraine. They were imported into the country from Poland.
Ukrainian DJI Matrice 300 with a munition rack holding 8 modified VOG-17 grenades pic.twitter.com/Y5c8GjuaMG
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) July 26, 2022
At the end of the summer, servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine showed on video a whole ‘squadron’ of bomber drones. It included three aircraft equipped with ammunition drop systems.
Here's a couple more photos. pic.twitter.com/mP765HrM3p
— Historical Firearms | Matthew Moss (@historicfirearm) September 5, 2022
Forbes journalists note that the armed forces of the Armed Forces have many models of bomber drones, which the occupiers simply have nothing to oppose.
