Ukrainian developers test new Boomerang drone for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
A complex of two UAVs and a control station costs about $6000. They are currently being tested for delivery to the military.
The NGO Ukrainian Mesershmiths has tested its Boomerang drone for delivery to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A representative of the team named Alex Shmelev spoke about the details of the project.
“Ukrainian Mesershmiths brings together volunteers, engineers, and UAV developers who are committed to establishing mass production of high-quality reconnaissance drones in Ukraine. During the war, the organization came to the conclusion that existing solutions did not meet all the needs of the military, and therefore began working on their own aircraft.
They consider the Boomerang to be the most successful model, a small drone with a fixed arrow-shaped wing. On April 6, the team posted a video on its Telegram channel about the tests of this drone. “The Boomerang successfully took off into the sky using a tension launcher, and after a few minutes of flight, it landed on the ground. According to Alex, the tests are necessary for the drone to be adopted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“This is a complex process that takes time,” he emphasized, “We have come a long way and overcome many obstacles, and we think we have achieved our goal. But there are always better ways, so we continue to develop our drones made by Ukrainians in Ukraine.”
“The Boomerang can spend 65 minutes in the air, traveling at speeds of over 65 km/h and providing communication at a distance of up to 15 kilometers from a ground control station with constant video transmission to the operator. The price of one complex is $6000, and it includes 2 aircraft and a ground control station. Currently, engineers can assemble 6 drones per month, but plan to expand production to 20 units.
“The biggest thing about this drone is that we can print it on 3D printers, which allows us to scale production capacity and optimize processes,” Alex added.
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Earlier, the NGO Ukrainian Motherships described how drones are made for the Armed Forces. Five body parts are printed on a 3D printer, then glued together and covered with a durable fiberglass composite. Next, an on-board computer, a homemade radio, cameras, and a flight controller are installed on the device. The organization has already handed over two drones to the Boryviter school to train operators. In addition, several military units have ordered drones from Ukrainian Mothers.
The day before, on April 5, Kyiv hosted the FPV Demo Day drone exhibition. Manufacturers showed representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces their models and explained their features.
