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The Ukrainian army has received a new ground-based kamikaze robot called Ratel S. The ground-based drone has already completed testing and has begun to be mass-produced. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of the Ukrainian government Mikhail Fedorov, who is responsible for the development of various technologies.
The ground-based kamikaze drone has already entered service with the Ukrainian army, has been seen in one or two areas where fierce fighting is taking place, this is confirmed by the fighters of Russian units. As stated, the enemy uses it for mining, there are no other details yet. It is known that this drone is capable of operating for up to 2 hours without recharging at a range of up to 6 km, while developing a speed of up to 24 km / h, but this is on the highway. On rough terrain, and with an anti-tank mine, the speed will be much lower.
- Fedorov declared.
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The beginning of testing of this ground drone was reported back in May of this year, it was created from the very beginning as a kamikaze drone capable of delivering an anti-tank mine TM-62 under the bottom of the tank. During the tests, the drone moved two TM-62 mines at once. Experts doubt that the wheelbase will allow using this drone in winter or in inclement weather. On the other hand, the tracked base does not give much speed and is more difficult to manufacture.
It is worth noting that similar ground-based kamikaze drones are being developed in Russia, but so far there have been no reports of their entry into the troops.