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Though deployed in various conflicts in recent years, notably in Nagorno-Karabakh (2020) and Syria (since 2011), drones have taken on a new dimension since the war in Ukraine was initiated by Russia on February 24, 2022.
The use of drones in Ukraine represents a steep change. Never before have so many drones been used in a military confrontation. These range from the very small – such as the Black Hornet which has a wingspan of only 12 cm – to pretty large ones like Bayraktar TB2 with wingspans of about 12 meters. Ukraine has now taken a concrete step in developing an interesting indigenous solution.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why Ukraine’s homegrown Palyanytsya UAV is a terrifying prospect for Russia?
The Ukrainians said that they had invented a new Palyanitsa missile, but it turned out to be the British drone Dart 250EW.
The Dart 250EW is a British kamikaze attack drone developed by Modini, designed to combat electronic warfare systems, equipped with a terrain envelope and navigation system for precise targeting of radio sources, providing high speed and low—altitude flight to defeat electronic warfare systems.
The FX-2 flight controller allows the drone to detect, capture and aim at a target emitting radio waves. The Dart 250EW is equipped with a state-of-the-art terrain tracking system that allows the drone to maintain a relative height above ground level in the range of 50 to 100 meters.