{"id":9308,"date":"2025-08-18T16:36:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/?p=9308"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:57:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:57:36","slug":"dorozvidka-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/08\/dorozvidka-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorozvidka #21: Flamingo cruise missile, Sparta drone by Quantum Systems, and interviews with the commanders of Signum and Nemesis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, industry participants, unit commanders, and defence tech experts and observers discussed the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Serial production of a cruise missile with a 1,000 kg warhead and a range of 3,000 km has begun in Ukraine;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Every brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will soon have a combat UGV company;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fighters of the Signum battalion shot down five Shaheds within an hour;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quantum Systems is developing a mothership drone, Sparta, in Ukraine, capable of reconnaissance and carrying FPV drones over distances of up to 200 km.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More on this and other topics in Dorozvidka #21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ministry of Defence codifies nine new EW systems<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July 2025, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/mod.gov.ua\/news\/u-lipni-minoboroni-dopustilo-do-ekspluatacziyi-9-novih-zrazkiv-reb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">approved<\/a> for service in the Defence Forces nine new electronic warfare (EW) and electronic intelligence (ELINT) systems. Ninety percent of them are produced by Ukraine\u2019s defence industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first seven months of 2025 alone, the ministry has approved nearly 80 EW\/ELINT systems, compared with more than 150 last year. Almost all are Ukrainian-made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Serial production of the Flamingo missile begins in Ukraine<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian Associated Press photojournalist Efrem Lukatsky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/efrem.lukatsky\/posts\/pfbid0nrt8GtVuURL5VrYTU92oWkGrcYXbT6UBG5D2eU2o9QwyKEYTM6aY6zrUqeBkzZpql?locale=uk_UA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">published<\/a> on Facebook photos of Ukraine\u2019s Flamingo missile, claiming it is already in serial production. Its range exceeds 3,000 km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the pictures were taken on 14 August at the workshops of Ukrainian company Fire Point, which manufactures the missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tuykt8m4tred32dteb3w.webp\" alt=\"Ukrainian Flamingo rocket\" class=\"wp-image-9287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tuykt8m4tred32dteb3w.webp 1024w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tuykt8m4tred32dteb3w-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/tuykt8m4tred32dteb3w-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credits: Yefrem Lukatsky, AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At IDEX-2025 in February, Milanion presented the FP-5 model and disclosed its specifications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Range: 3,000 km<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time in air: 4+ hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maximum speed: 950 km\/h<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cruise speed: 850\u2013900 km\/h<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wingspan: 6 m<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maximum take-off weight: 6 tonnes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Warhead weight: 1 tonne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>German Quantum Systems develops Sparta mothership drone in Ukraine<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European defence tech giant Quantum Systems is developing the Sparta drone, capable of carrying multiple FPV drones. In an interview with German outlet <em>Hartpunkt<\/em>, company representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartpunkt.de\/das-ist-sparta-quantum-systems-entwickelt-mutterschiff-drohne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">confirmed<\/a> the project is being developed directly in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ob1yebg43lsgkvyykrtz-1024x588.webp\" alt=\"Sparta, screenshot from Quantum Systems video\" class=\"wp-image-9290\" style=\"width:400px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ob1yebg43lsgkvyykrtz-1024x588.webp 1024w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ob1yebg43lsgkvyykrtz-300x172.webp 300w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ob1yebg43lsgkvyykrtz-768x441.webp 768w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ob1yebg43lsgkvyykrtz-1536x882.webp 1536w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ob1yebg43lsgkvyykrtz.webp 1578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sparta, screenshot from Quantum Systems video<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serial production is planned to start by late 2025. According to Quantum Systems, Sparta is configured for modular payloads \u2014 ranging from drones to sensor systems. It can thus serve both as a mothership and a reconnaissance platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The design resembles classical gliders, with V-shaped tail fins and a rear-mounted electric pusher propeller. Unlike other Quantum drones, Sparta launches via catapult and lands conventionally rather than by parachute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prototype\u2019s endurance is 6\u20138 hours, with an operating radius of up to 200 km. Its maximum take-off weight is 23 kg, of which around 8 kg can be payload. The production version may feature different specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Signum battalion commander on fibre-optic drones and Shahed interceptors<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ukrainska Pravda<\/em> published an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/articles\/2025\/08\/12\/7525727\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">interview<\/a> with \u201cSova,\u201d commander of Ukraine\u2019s leading UAV battalion Signum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signum was the first unit to document the use of FPVs as kamikaze drones in the war, one of the first to systematically down Russian fixed-wing reconnaissance drones, and now one of the few to independently learn how to shoot down Shaheds with interceptor drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/090e404-fafb6432-2675-4a2a-8214-7fcfa2f8aefd-1024x683.avif\" alt=\"In the photo: \u2018Sova\u2019 - commander of one of the Ukrainian units of Signum unmanned aerial vehicles\" class=\"wp-image-9295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/090e404-fafb6432-2675-4a2a-8214-7fcfa2f8aefd-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/090e404-fafb6432-2675-4a2a-8214-7fcfa2f8aefd-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/090e404-fafb6432-2675-4a2a-8214-7fcfa2f8aefd-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/090e404-fafb6432-2675-4a2a-8214-7fcfa2f8aefd-1536x1024.avif 1536w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/090e404-fafb6432-2675-4a2a-8214-7fcfa2f8aefd.avif 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Interceptor drone used by Signum. Photo: Olha Kyrylenko, Ukrainska Pravda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signum fighters shot down their first Shahed in mid-July, using a Ukrainian-made drone provided by volunteer Serhiy Sternenko. The battalion received 20 of these interceptors. Since then, demand has surged \u2014 \u201cSova\u201d says they recently set a record of five Shaheds downed in one hour. The Russians, however, now avoid Signum\u2019s area with Shaheds and reconnaissance UAVs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/08\/dyki-shershni-showcased-sting-315-km-god\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>: Wild Hornets\u2019 Sting interceptor hits 315 km\/h, shoots down over 200 Shaheds and Gerberas<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since spring 2025, the battalion has also been actively using fibre-optic drones, with 80% of their kills targeting optics. Signum sources these drones from two producers. \u201cThere are plenty of manufacturers, but not all meet the price\u2013quality balance. Some of those supplying the state shouldn\u2019t be allowed near production. But we\u2019re satisfied with the ones we work with,\u201d Sova said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Every AFU brigade to form ground drone companies<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 17 August, the General Staff of the AFU <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/GeneralStaffZSU\/27898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">reported<\/a> a working meeting chaired by Chief of the General Staff Maj. Gen. Andriy Hnatov, dedicated to the deployment and scaling of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reports indicated that UGVs are currently used mainly for logistics. In July, cargo delivered to frontline positions by ground robots increased by more than 80% compared to June. Given the growing depth of strikes and the rising number of enemy UAVs, the logistics role of UGVs will only expand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/f1snabzkqdz2jeembtnz-1024x682.webp\" alt=\"In the photo: Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Andriy Hnativ\" class=\"wp-image-9283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/f1snabzkqdz2jeembtnz-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/f1snabzkqdz2jeembtnz-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/f1snabzkqdz2jeembtnz-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/f1snabzkqdz2jeembtnz.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In the photo: Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Major General Andriy Hnativ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The General Staff set the goal of creating ground drone companies in every combat brigade. Their tasks will include logistics, fire missions, mining, and casualty evacuation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>How the Nemesis regiment was built \u2014 and why drone makers value it<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anatoliy Merkotun, commander of the 412th separate Nemesis UAV regiment, gave an interview to <em>Ukrinform<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He explained the regiment\u2019s name came from its original heavy bomber drone, Nemesis, capable of carrying payloads of 10+ kg over 30 km. The regiment has since grown significantly and now includes aerial reconnaissance components, FPVs, UGVs, and even a naval division with unmanned surface vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u00ab\u0426\u0435 \u0432\u0432\u0430\u0436\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0438\u043c\u00bb, \u2013 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0438\u0440 Nemesis \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0437\u0434\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0442\u043a\u0438 \u0443 \u0441\u0444\u0435\u0440\u0456 \u0411\u043f\u041b\u0410 \u0456 \u043d\u0430\u0439\u043f\u0435\u043a\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0456\u0448\u0438\u0439 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u044f\u043c\u043e\u043a\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DzUX0ILBy_4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video: UkrInform<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Merkotun argues every defence unit should have its own R&amp;D centre to constantly adapt systems and respond to rapidly changing UAV technologies. \u201cNew tools, new comms, new video\u2026 you have to monitor and implement them. As practice shows, what flies on a test range doesn\u2019t always fly in combat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/08\/maxon-raises-300k\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>: Ukrainian smart-air defence developer MaXon raises $300,000 \u2013 the project aims to protect Ukrainian cities from Shahed drones<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also noted manufacturers highly value Nemesis because its fighters provide fast feedback. Within days of receiving new systems, they report back from combat use. \u201cAnd if there are issues, it\u2019s not \u2018this doesn\u2019t work, take it back.\u2019 Our engineers say: look, it doesn\u2019t work because you need this, this, and that \u2014 fix it, send it back, we\u2019ll test again. That\u2019s how really smart, often ingenious solutions are born, frequently much cheaper than foreign analogues,\u201d said Merkotun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A review of the most interesting stories about defence tech for the third week of August<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9286,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_featured_category_order":0,"_article_badge":"featured","footnotes":""},"categories":[531],"tags":[127,194,216,574,1709,229],"class_list":["post-9308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dorozvidka","tag-drones","tag-ew","tag-industry","tag-quantum-systems","tag-shaheds","tag-startups","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dorozvidka #21: News of Ukrainian defence tech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A review of the most interesting stories about defence tech for the third week of August. 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