The K12 can carry 7.6 kg of explosives, travel a maximum of 5 km and fly for 17 minutes.
According to Defensenews.com, at the IDEX 2023 international exhibition in the United Arab Emirates, Estonia’s Terramil introduced its first K12 kamikaze drone.
Company representatives say that K12 ammunition is best suited for attacks on armored targets. It can carry 7.6 kg of explosives, travel a maximum of 5 km and fly for 17 minutes. Yes Terramil admits that these are not the best indicators in the world among competitors, but Estonians have just begun to experiment with such drones.
The company’s engineers are actively developing the next model of the kamikaze drone, which will be able to carry heavier ammunition for impact and cover a distance of 100 km.
Estonia is very interested in equipping its armed forces with drones, and Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur has repeatedly stated this. The media write that if the country manages to establish mass production of such UAVs, they can be sold for the needs of the armies of other countries of the world.
According to company representatives, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has forced small countries such as Estonia to actively consider equipping their armies with drones against the backdrop of their successful use of the Ukrainian Armed Forces against the invaders.
Previously Focus He wrote that Serbia presented the Ika-Bomber UAV war: working together with other drones, dropping aerial bombs (video).
It was also reported that the Serbian company exhibited its drones at IDEX 2023. shells.
Source: Focus
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