Ukrainian unmanned aviation reaches new level – Turchynov

Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said this after the completion of testing weapons and military equipment in Khmelnytsky region, the NSDC’s press service reported.

Today, Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), which had been put on armament of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and completed the mission precisely destroying the targets at the Zhytomyr proving ground, was launched from the Starokostiantyniv airfield in Khmelnytsky region.

"This new combat drone brings our unmanned aviation to a new quality level. Bayraktar TB2 can conduct reconnaissance of enemy combat positions located at distances of up to 4,000 km, destroy targets from a height of 7 km, and stay in the air for 24 hours," Turchynov emphasized.

Today, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov visited the proving ground in Starokostiantyniv, where, besides the UAV tests, another transfer of more than 420 units of weapons and military equipment to the military servicemen took place.

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