The Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation has handed the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) GOR reconnaissance drone systems worth 20,656,803 hryvnias, and Black Betty and RAM-2X loitering munitions worth 78,289,300 hryvnias. The total comes to 98,946,103 hryvnias.
The GOR systems are for aerial reconnaissance and finding targets such as artillery, air defence, vehicles and troops in real time. They can stay in the air for up to four hours, cover up to 260 km, fly at up to 3,500 metres and send data up to 100 km, and they keep working when GPS is jammed. The loitering munitions are for long-range strikes.
Black Betty is a cheaper version of the RAM-2X built for mass use. The foundation first handed it to the defence forces at the end of October, when five units received 45 of them. “The enemy is actively using electronic warfare, so the resilience of communication and navigation of reconnaissance systems is critical,” said Bohdan Danyliv, head of the foundation's military department.
Background
Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation
Charity foundation
A Ukrainian charity foundation that buys drones and other equipment for Ukraine's defence forces.
GOR
Reconnaissance drone
A reconnaissance drone system for spotting targets such as artillery, air defence and vehicles in real time.
