{"id":34288,"date":"2026-07-14T09:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=34288"},"modified":"2026-07-14T09:40:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T06:40:41","slug":"pgrobotics-lucky-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/07\/pgrobotics-lucky-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"PG Robotics upgrades Lucky Strike drone: what has changed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ukrainian company PG Robotics has unveiled the Lucky Strike-2.1, an upgraded version of its serially produced Lucky Strike-2<\/a> strike-and-reconnaissance drone. As Defender Media learned from the manufacturer, the main upgrades include a new computing platform, the Salamandra optical navigation module, an updated powertrain, and an upgraded battery pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salamandra optical navigation system, rather than relying on satellite navigation signals, determines the drone’s position using imagery from a downward-facing camera. This enables the UAV to proceed with its mission, maintain its position, and automatically return to its launch point even in the event of a complete loss of GPS signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The communications system has also been upgraded. The Lucky Strike-2.1 is equipped with a digital communications link featuring automatic frequency-hopping to transmit video, telemetry, and control commands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to PG Robotics, all three drone variants \u2014 Day Optical, Day Digital, and Day Night \u2014 have been refined based on combat experience and feedback from frontline military units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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