The Sokil-300 drone from KB LUCH debuted on IDEX 2021

 

 The domestic percussion drone Sokil-300 made its debut at the IDEX 2021 International Arms Exhibition in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with reference to UMP.

The development of the Kyiv State Design Bureau "LUCH" was demonstrated by the state enterprise "Ukrspetsexport".

The main international arms exhibition in the Middle East showed a scalable model of a promising Ukrainian drone.

The presentation of the full-scale model of the Sokil-300 strike UAV developed by the LUCH Design Bureau was held on November 6, 2020 at the Zhulyansky Machine-Building Plant VIZAR.

The domestic strike unmanned aerial vehicle has been developed for the last 1.5 years by the LUCH Design Bureau.

It is estimated that the cost of one such drone is 45.6 million hryvnias, if production is carried out in series, the price can be reduced by 30-40%.

It is equipped with a domestic optoelectronic station, can use several types of motors. These are both domestic AI-450T2 and MS-500V-05C / SE, as well as foreign production - Rotax 914.

Depending on the type of engine, its "empty" and "full weight" also differ.

In the version with AI-450T2, these figures are 535/1225 kg, respectively, for MS-500V-05C / CE - 530/1220 kg and for Rotax 914 - 420/1130 kg.

Maximum speed from:

    AI-450T2 - 580 km / h
    MS-500V-05S / SE - 466 km / year
    Rotax 914 - 210 km / year

Flight time for:

    AI-450T2 - 5 hours
    MS-500V-05C / CE - 3 years
    Rotax 914 - 26 years

Flight range:

    AI-450T2 - 1300
    MS-500V-05C / SE - 1000 km
    Rotax 914 - 3300 km

The range for all types of engines is the same - 150 km when using direct radio and 300 km when using a repeater.

The flight of the Sokil-300 unmanned aerial vehicle is carried out at a maximum altitude of 10-12 km, controlled by an inertial unit with laser gyroscopes developed by the State Enterprise of Special Instrument-Making Arsenal.

Also, the Sokil-300 UAV is planned to be equipped with radio equipment: a small on-board radar station and a radar with a synthesized aperture.