A new long-range drone, the Bravo, is being developed in Ukraine
This is reported by The Defender.
The Ukrainian company operates as a technology bureau: Triada Robotics not only builds its own attack drones, but also sells ready-made software and hardware modules to other arms manufacturers.
The firm’s flagship product is the Bravo, a heavy-lift, long-range drone. Thanks to the integration of a turbojet powerplant, the drone is capable of reaching a cruising speed of up to 650–700 km/h, which makes it significantly more difficult for air defence systems to intercept it.
The drone’s design incorporates technologies to reduce its radar signature.
Key specifications of the Bravo drone:
- maximum range: 2,000 km;
- payload weight: 100 to 200 kg;
- launch platforms: ground vehicles or naval vessels;
- navigation: use of a self-learning AI model to plot optimal routes, taking into account the experience of previous flights;
At the same time, the company is working on a second model – the long-range Kilo UAV. The drone is equipped with an internal combustion engine and has a range of over 500 km.
A key feature of the drone is its ability to operate in conditions where there is a complete absence of satellite navigation signals (GNSS), thanks to an integrated system for automatically acquiring and tracking targets. By the end of the year, the team intends to produce the first pre-production batch of 100 units of both types.
Whilst developing the Deepstrike range, Triada Robotics’ engineers devised a series of universal components, which are now being offered to the market as standalone products:
- Topaz: a compact hardware-software module for integration into any land, air or sea platform. It provides control, real-time monitoring and intelligent routing;
- Argon: a mission control centre that enables the coordination of drone swarms in three modes – manual, automatic and autonomous swarm mode;
- Onyx: a universal sensor unit for reading data from fuel, temperature and pressure sensors, navigation systems and optical cameras.
The start-up also aims to establish joint ventures with global defence sector leaders such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. The aim is to demonstrate the combat effectiveness of the systems in practice. Triada Robotics is currently awaiting approval for grant funding from the Brave1 state cluster.
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