In February this year, the United States announced for the first time the transfer of ALTIUS-600 unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine, which can perform both reconnaissance and combat missions. These drones were included in another US military aid package.

UAVs of the ALTIUS family have a modular structure that allows the use of a wide range of usable payloads and the fulfillment of various tasks. Recently, a video was made public showing the use of a strike version of the ALTIUS-600M drone with a warhead and designed to hit various targets.

The footage shows how the drone made a horizontal flight to the desired area after launch, where it began searching for a ground target, the role of which was played by a sea container at the test site.

After detecting the desired target, the drone begins to descend and approach it. Then there is a direct hit, accompanied by a powerful explosion of the warhead located in the bow of the ALTIUS-600M, but the type and mass of the attached warhead were not disclosed.

ALTIUS-600 UAV The drone is one meter long, with a wingspan of 2.54 m and a weight of 12.25 kg, including a payload of up to 3 kg. It is primarily for aerial surveillance and reconnaissance purposes.

The drone can be launched from aircraft, land vehicles and naval platforms using a common launch tube or pneumatic integrated launch system or other systems. The wings of the UAV open rapidly after being thrown from the launch tube. It has an engine with two bladed propellers at the tail. ALTIUS-600 UAV.

The bow of the ALTIUS-600 can accommodate various intelligence gathering equipment or EW devices. In addition, the drone can be equipped with a warhead that turns this UAV into a kamikaze drone. The flight of the ALTIUS-600 can be controlled manually using the ground control station’s remote control system. It can also fly along a programmed route. At the same time, the aircraft can stay in the air for up to 4 hours, the declared flight range is 440 km.