Ukrainian reconnaissance drone Sirko was put into mass production
The new Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle Sirko, which was developed by specialists from Kharkiv, has been put into mass production. The main feature of the reconnaissance drone is the ability to transmit video at a distance of up to 25 km, as well as the ability to fly at a distance of up to 50 km and return thanks to telemetry and a powerful battery.
Ihor Krynychko, the chairman of the supervisory board of Skyassist Scientific and Production Company LLC, said this at the presentation of the Ukrainian-made UAV "Angry Birds Demo Day", Censor.NET writes with reference to Ukrinform.
"Finally, we can say that we have already launched serial production. And it is now underway," he said.
According to him, it was possible to arrange the supply of components not only with Chinese manufacturers but also with Israeli, Canadian, Taiwanese, and other countries.
As Krynychko noted, a week ago, a commission from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine made a decision to grant access to the operation of Sirko air defense systems in the troops.
"Codification is currently underway. In my opinion, the state is not doing everything smoothly in these conditions, but I see that it is working very carefully in this direction," he added.
Complexes for the Armed Forces are currently being purchased at the expense of volunteers, while there is no question of state procurement. The developers have already collected feedback on practical use.
"When they say "everything is great, everything is fine", and there are such reviews - this is not for engineers, not for designers. But when they call me and say, "but it would be better this way, can we add this?" This is necessary, it is motivation for us. We are working, improving. In a few weeks, we will present Sirko 2," said Krynychko.
According to him, feedback from Ukrainian defenders was received from the Kupiansk district, Kherson region, and Mykolaiv region.
Krynychko noted that almost a hundred complexes were shipped for the military during June. At the same time, the capacity allows to make 800-1000 per month.
He also added that the company continues to develop an attack version of the drone.
