The Main Directorate for Lifecycle Support of Armaments and Military Equipment reported that the Ministry of Defense has allowed the use of ZEUS and HADES FPV drones from the Ukrainian company SkyForce in units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. What kind of UAV is this?
The Main Directorate for Lifecycle Support of Armaments and Military Equipment reported that the Ministry of Defense has allowed the use of ZEUS and HADES FPV drones from the Ukrainian company SkyForce in units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. What kind of UAV is this?
«The maneuverable FPV helicopters of these complexes have frames of various sizes. Thanks to engine settings and an improved control system, they can catch up with and hit enemy equipment moving at high speed», — the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
It is noted that they can hit field fortifications, armored vehicles and enemy manpower. Aircraft are not vulnerable to the effects of enemy electronic warfare.
ZEUS and HADES are manufactured by SkyForce, an officially recognized educational institution for training UAV operators, which received this status through participation in a pilot project of the Ministry of Defense.
SkyForce makes a range of FPV drones named after Olympian gods. In addition to the 8-inch HADES and 10-inch ZEUS, the company offers:
«The UAV underwent a full range of factory, laboratory, ground, and flight tests. As a result, the UAV was codified and received NATO nomenclature numbers», — the description of ZEUS, which is marked «Codified» on the SkyForce website, notes.
The ZEUS FPV drone can lift a 3 kg payload and stay in the air for 17 minutes. SkyForce notes that its tactical radius is 14 km, and the flight range reaches almost 16 km.
All SkyForce «Olympic drones» can be purchased separately, and the codenames ZEUS and HADES are also offered as part of the UAV. It includes 100 FPV drones, as well as everything you need: a ground control station, power batteries, a remote control, antennas, a mast, a transport container, a helmet, initiation modules, and so on.
The cost of drones is not indicated on the SkyForce website, but on the Epicenter marketplace, a third-party seller offers the PROMETHEUS drone for UAH 13,500 and the ZEUS for UAH 16,500.
