Ukrainian drone manufacturer SkyForce has completed testing and certified updated variants of its CRONUS 13″ and HERA 15″ FPV drones. This was reported by Defender Media, citing the manufacturer.
CRONUS 13″ is an FPV UAV with a fibre-optic control link and a 25 km spool. According to the manufacturer, it features an analogue video signal, has a cruising speed of 60 km/h, and can remain airborne for up to 24 minutes.
The Brave1 Market lists versions of the drone with daytime and night-vision cameras. The daytime-camera variant costs more than UAH 102,000, while the night-vision version is UAH 136,000. CRONUS 13″ can also be ordered as part of an unmanned system, priced at UAH 10 million.
The company’s other development is the HERA 15″ FPV drone, equipped with a 30 km fibre-optic spool. According to the developers, the UAV has a cruising speed of 60 km/h, can carry a payload of up to 3 kg, and can stay airborne for up to 28 minutes.
HERA 15″ is available in variants with daytime and night-vision cameras. The daytime-camera version costs about UAH 119,000, while the night-vision variant costs more than UAH 152,000.
According to SkyForce, both platforms are already being used in the combat zone. In addition to the fibre-optic variants, CRONUS 13″ and HERA 15″ also have versions with a radio control link.