Ukraine’s new Backfire strike drone has completed at least 50 successful missions
The Armed Forces of Ukraine’s new attack drone Backfire has completed at least 50 successful missions.
This was announced by Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development and Minister of Digital Transformation.
An attack drone from Ukrainian developers Backfire has joined the Brave1 defense cluster.
The UAV flies up to 35 kilometers behind enemy lines and helps to destroy Russian artillery, logistics hubs, warehouses and command posts.
Thanks to its GPS antenna, which is almost impossible to jam, the drone is very resistant to electronic warfare systems.
“Also, due to the drone’s complete autonomy, Russians cannot calculate its coordinates and ground crew. This protects the operators,” said Mikhail Fedorov.
Backfire is currently showing good results on the frontline.
“Over the past two months, the military has carried out at least 50 successful missions,” the Vice Prime Minister added.
The developers cooperate with the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ consolidated unit “Angry Birds”, which helps to improve the UAV.
The drone is capable of carrying up to 4 kg of payload (two 2 kg bombs).
The Backfire has already passed the Defense Ministry’s commission and is awaiting an order to be authorized for operation. This means that the state will officially be able to purchase these drones. The development team is already preparing for mass production of the UAV.
