CODE 9.2 conducts third airborne casualty evacuation using StarGate

Fighters of the 475th Separate Assault Regiment CODE 9.2 evacuated a serviceman from a neighbouring unit using SkyFall’s StarGate aerial unmanned platform. The company said this in a press release.

According to SkyFall, this is the third StarGate air evacuation in a week and a half. The company is working with CODE 9.2 to develop and expand this evacuation method and plans to introduce the technology in other units.

How the evacuation took place

The serviceman, Andrii, call sign “Donbas”, had been at a combat position since late May. On 2 September, he was injured by a mine. The position was located two kilometres from the Russian border.

The operation was planned over several days. StarGate flew more than 15 km one way, picked up the wounded serviceman from the position and transported him to a location from which he was transferred to hospital. He is currently receiving treatment.

On 27 October, Defender reported that CODE 9.2 fighters had evacuated two wounded soldiers with the StarGate casevac drone.

StarGate is a specialised unmanned platform for evacuating wounded personnel from the battlefield. According to SkyFall, it can carry a payload of up to 150 kg and reach speeds of up to 105 km/h. The company developed the evacuation module using certified medical stretchers. The developer says its onboard navigation, artificial intelligence and communications redundancy systems enable it to continue a mission despite GPS jamming and loss of communications.