Soldiers of the 421st Battalion receive Mini Shark UAVs
10 October, 2024 Mini Shark UAV for the 421st Separate Battalion of Unmanned Systems of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. October 2024. Photo credits: Come Back Alive Foundation
The soldiers of the 421st Separate Battalion of Unmanned Systems of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces received Mini Shark UAVs from the Come Back Alive Foundation. This was made possible thanks to the contribution of the Ukrnafta oil and natural gas extracting company, which regularly helps meet the needs of the Ukrainian army. The military received two sets of reconnaissance UAVs worth UAH 12,599,330.
Each Mini Shark system includes four drones: two day and two night drones, as well as a ground station. In addition, there is a workstation for the crew and auxiliary equipment that allows the soldiers to work comfortably and efficiently.
Mini Shark UAV for the 421st Separate Battalion of Unmanned Systems of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. October 2024.
Photo credits: Come Back Alive Foundation
"Everything they might need is already inside one of the boxes, from duct tape and flashlights to laptops. We practice this kind of comprehensive approach," the Come Back Alive Foundation emphasized. These systems should qualitatively enhance drone operators' capabilities to conduct reconnaissance and adjust cannon and rocket artillery.
Mini Shark
The Mini Shark is the smallest reconnaissance drone produced by the Ukrainian company Ukrspecsystems.
The drone's flight duration is 2 hours with a full load, and it can reach a maximum altitude of 3 kilometers. The communication range at which the drone can transmit camera images to the operator does not exceed 35 km.
Mini Shark UAV for the 421st Separate Battalion of Unmanned Systems of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces. October 2024.
Photo credits: Come Back Alive Foundation
The whole system is packed in two backpacks: the first one holds two drones and two cameras, and the second one contains a control station and spare parts. Two people are required to operate the system. The drone is launched by hand without the use of a catapult.
The Mini Shark is equipped with a USG-261 gyro-stabilized camera with a 10x optical zoom and Full-HD image.
The camera software also has a digital image stabilizer.
In September, the 95th Separate Polesian Air Assault Brigade received a Pulstron reconnaissance and strike system from the Come Back Alive Foundation.