According to media reports, Economy Minister Yulia Sviridenko said in a letter that Canadian drones are much better than Ukrainians and asked to send 300 devices worth $150 million.
Canada is preparing to hand over hundreds of Canadian-made Teledyne Flir R70 Skyranger UAVs to Ukraine. This was known by The National Post.
According to media reports, in July 2022, Ukraine’s Minister of Economic Development Yulia Sviridenko sent a letter to Canadian Finance Minister Christina Freeland and Defense Minister Anita Anand asking her to send 300 R70 Skyranger UAVs to the military. help. Sources say the request had not been taken seriously before, but the Canadian Commercial Corporation, which helps government customers source products from Canada, recently joined the deal.
In the letter, Yulia Sviredenko noted that the drones developed in Ukraine have a number of “serious limitations”. For example, they are vulnerable to Russian electronic warfare, which killed many operators. In addition, Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles cannot operate effectively at night and in bad weather conditions.
But the Teledyne Flir R70 Skyranger, assembled at a factory in Ontario, is equipped with thermal cameras, has electronic protection, can search for chemical weapons, track cell phones and even identify people. Journalists estimate that 300 of these devices will cost around $150 million. Although Canada has provided more than $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, most were purchased abroad or from obsolete stockpile.
“These Canadian systems will be deployed quickly and efficiently,” said Yulia Sviridenko.
The R70 Skyranger is a 5kg quadcopter that carries a variety of payloads including cameras and ammo drop systems. They are disassembled and assembled very quickly, which is useful on the battlefield. The communication range is about 5 km, the flight time is more than 40 minutes.
The previous day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada will provide new military aid to Ukraine. The country will train the Ukrainian military, send medical instructors and set aside $3 million for mine clearance.
Source: Focus
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