Armed Forces of Ukraine use cardboard drones from Australia against the Russian army

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The Ukrainian military is successfully using Australian-made cardboard drones against the Russian army. It is reported that SYPAQ delivers about 100 cardboard UAVs to Kyiv every month.

The Ukrainian military uses them to deliver ammunition and medical supplies to the front line, as well as for reconnaissance. In addition, Australian cardboard drones can drop small explosive devices on Russian military personnel.



As experts explain, SYPAQ drones can be launched manually or using a catapult. Their carrying capacity, depending on the model, is from 3 to 5 kg. UAVs can stay in the air for up to three hours and cover distances from 40 to 120 km. To prevent the cardboard from getting wet from rain and snow, it is coated with wax.


It is emphasized that unmanned aerial vehicles made of cardboard have a very low cost. And this means that they are not at all a pity to lose. At the same time, they are of great benefit to the Ukrainian military.

Note that the Russian industry is not yet able to meet the needs of the army in unmanned aerial vehicles. There are still not enough of them in the troops. Meanwhile, the need for their presence is now obvious even to those who were previously a principled opponent of equipping Russian units with quadrocopters.

One can only hope that in the near future Russian units will receive the required number of UAVs. Otherwise, success on the line of contact can be forgotten.
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  1. In passing
    In passing
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    21 March 2023 15: 18
    The country is full of children's clubs of model aircraft builders. Ready-made personnel for UAV parts - army support, years later ... until they grow up. Or how?
    1. Boniface
      Boniface
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      21 March 2023 15: 30
      support! I myself have a 3rd adult category in aircraft modeling - I started with such "masterpieces" -
      To make such a paper machine is within the power of a 6th grader
  2. syndicalist
    syndicalist
    0
    21 March 2023 15: 27
    Thus, the price of the life of a Russian soldier is equated to the price of a cardboard box.
  3. Sergey Latyshev
    Sergey Latyshev
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    21 March 2023 16: 41
    Since this is not being done, it means that the Commanders of the NWO do not need it.
    "low cost." and "100 pieces"
    There is nowhere to turn around, optimize, no comparison even with Peskov's watch ...
  4. Vladimir Tuzakov
    Vladimir Tuzakov
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    22 March 2023 14: 23
    So our expensive Lancet-3 carries the same 3 kg warhead. The whole answer is to create a simple one and deliver by the thousands to CBO. A cheap electric engine, a battery and a cumulative warhead of 3 kg., The airframe can be plywood-plastic, Main, control and guidance electronics, so develop a standard and produce it on a non-stop conveyor. We need: simplicity, sufficient efficiency and mass character.
  5. Raymond
    Raymond
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    23 March 2023 02: 23
    During covid, I taught Moscow children in online "master classes" how to make paper airplanes, and also learned how to set them up so that they fly correctly ...
    Thus, in Moscow there is everything necessary for a successful start of the small drone industry...