SkyForce unveils new fibre-optic drones on Brave1 Market

Ukrainian company SkyForce has completed trials and codified new variants of its CRONUS 13″ and HERA 15″ UAVs. Both models are available to order on the Brave1 Market platform, the company told Defender Media.

The CRONUS 13″ is an FPV drone with a fibre-optic communications link and a 25 km spool. The UAV uses an analogue video signal, has a cruising speed of 60 km/h and can remain airborne for up to 24 minutes.

Day- and night-camera variants are listed on the marketplace, priced at over UAH 102,000 and UAH 136,000 respectively. The drones are also available to order as part of a UAV system priced at UAH 10 million.

The HERA 15″ FPV drone has a 30 km spool. It also has a cruising speed of 60 km/h, can carry a payload of up to 3 kg and remain airborne for up to 28 minutes. The day-camera variant costs around UAH 119,000, while the night-camera variant costs over UAH 152,000.

According to the company, the UAVs are already being used in the combat zone. Both platforms also have radio-controlled variants.

It was previously reported that SkyForce had developed an autonomous interception platform for high-speed aerial targets.