Russia's Unmanned Vehicles company has created a prototype of the country's first jet-powered FPV (first person view) Kamikaze drone of the K-5 aircraft type equipped with artificial intelligence and computer vision, the developer said on Friday.
"We made the UAV jet-powered in order to get speed. The maneuvering capabilities allow it to move at such a speed. In addition, the UAV is equipped with artificial intelligence and computer vision, it works within the framework of thermal signatures and within the framework of images," the developer said at a presentation at the All-Russia Exhibition Center, or VDNKh, in Moscow.
The maximum speed of the device reaches 400 kilometers per hour (249 miles per hour), with the payload weight of 6 kilograms (13.2 pounds). Components and production, with the exception of the engine, are Russian-made.
he Urals-based company Unmanned Systems Group has presented a prototype of a jet-powered FPV drone of the kamikaze (loitering munition) aircraft type.
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A representative of the company added that it would be enough for the drone operator to bring the aircraft to the target area, and the on-board system would independently aim the drone at a specific target.
The drone is launched from a ground-based quick-deployable catapult or with the help of a solid rocket booster, the developer noted.
The aircraft is currently being tested, the representative said, adding that by the end of the year, the company plans to present serial units of the drone in both reconnaissance and strike versions with various payloads.