Funds for it were collected within an hour.
of the Ukrainian fleet of naval drones. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi in his evening address.
“On our fundraising platform United24, fundraising for the creation of a fleet of naval drones has begun. I announced that it would. So, now everyone — and not only in Ukraine, but also in other countries — can join the construction of the world's first naval drone fleet. Something that can provide security to our marine water area,” he said.
The president added that funds were collected for the first sea drone in less than an hour. It was given the name “Kherson”. Zelensky promises to name the second drone “Sevastopol”. The first task of the collection is the formation of a fleet of one hundred such devices.
These drones can participate in long-range reconnaissance, surveillance of coastal activity, escort and support of the traditional fleet, convoying of merchant ships, correction of missile damage and artillery. In addition, they are able to protect our bases and counter amphibious operations.
The length of such a drone is 5.5 m, and the weight is up to 1000 kg. The radius of action of the drone is up to 400 km.
The cost of one drone is 10 million UAH. This amount includes not only the device itself, but also the ground autonomous control station, the transportation and storage system, the data processing center.
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The UNITED24 platform reminded that the first such marine drone at the end of October impressed three Russian ships, among which is the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation “Admiral Makarov”.
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