Come Back Alive Foundation and Ukreximbank are raising funds for drones for the Ukrainian Marine Corps

30 November, 2023 The Ukrainian military received DJI Mavic 3 quadcopters from Come Back Alive Foundation, October 2023. Photo credits: Come Back Alive Foundation The Come Back Alive Foundation has launched the Target Designation (????????????) project to meet the needs of the Ukrainian Marine Corps.

The Foundation announced this on its social media pages. Together with JSC Ukreximbank, the Foundation is raising UAH 18 million. This amount will be used to buy 25 sets of thermal imaging aerial reconnaissance equipment to meet the needs of the marines.

"Such unified systems give the units more options due to interchangeability. Drones with a thermal imaging camera are very effective in winter, when the contrast between warm and cold objects is higher, and the darkness of the day is longer," the serviceman with the callsign "Hlib," Head of the UAV instructor department at the Come Back Alive Foundation, shared.

Illustration of the fundraising. Photo credits: Come Back Alive Foundation

Each kit will include three DJI Mavic 3 Thermal drones, a signal booster, a tablet, a Jackery power station for charging, additional batteries, and memory cards.

These drones perform well in winter, as they are needed to adjust fire, detect enemy positions, and find safe ways to evacuate our wounded. On October 27, Militarnyi reported that the Come Back Alive Foundation handed over 75 drones with thermal imaging optics to the Ukrainian military. The value of the 75 transferred drones is UAH 9,652,500.

The drones were purchased with funds from donors. On August 17, it was reported that the Come Back Alive Foundation had purchased 208 UAVs worth over UAH 22 million for the needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.

A representative of the Come Back Alive Foundation with UAVs. Photo credits: Foundation's social media page

A total of 104 DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise UAVs were purchased, the other half being drones in the Enterprise Thermal version with night optics.

DJI Mavic 3

The DJI Mavic 3 is a civilian UAV designed and manufactured by the Chinese company DJI.

The maximum flight radius of the drone is 30 km, and its flight autonomy without wind is about 45 minutes.

Both sides are widely using civilian drones from this manufacturer on the battlefield.

Their main tasks are reconnaissance of the terrain directly on the contact line, adjustment of artillery fire, and dropping light ammunition.