Ukraine evacuates a wounded soldier on a heavy hexacopter drone
Original title: Ukraine’s drone rescue of wounded soldier puts much touted idea into practice
The Heavy Shot AYUDAG 6 flight lasted 1 hour 14 minutes and covered nearly 39 miles, Gurzuf Defence said.
Ukraine’s 92nd brigade used a Gurzuf Defence Heavy Shot AYUDAG 6 hexacopter to fly a wounded soldier of the 30th separate mechanized brigade off a frontline position. A winch and carabiners let him attach a harness under the six-rotor drone after ground robots were judged impractical because of Russian drones and landmines. Ukraine’s Army posted video on October 19. The drone can reportedly carry up to 200 pounds.
Unconfirmed: Flight details and the soldier’s time at the front come from Gurzuf Defence and Ukrainian military statements.
- Gurzuf Defence provided the Heavy Shot AYUDAG 6 free of charge.
- The soldier had spent nearly 500 days at the frontline position, the maker said.
- The evacuation site and time were not disclosed.
- Casualty-evacuation drones had just entered separate frontline testing.
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Ukraine’s latest drone innovation may boost bleak odds of evacuating casualties.
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