Ukrainian volunteers shot down Russian-madeShahedA project has been launched to repair drone engines and repurpose enemy equipment into parts useful for the country’s defense.
This initiative is a charity foundationZAMPOTECHis taking the lead, and says it will take about two weeks to bring one engine to a state where it can be reused.
The foundation said: “We are repairing the engines of enemy drones and putting them to good use for Ukraine. Every detail matters,” a spokesperson for the organization said. For this work, the Foundation received a bomb shot down by the Ukrainian military.ShahedDozens of engines recovered from unmanned aircraft have been provided.
After repair, these engines will be installed on Ukrainian-made unmanned aircraft, strengthening the defense’s ability to produce and operate unmanned aircraft.
What is the Shahed drone used by Russia?
The drones Russia is using to attack Ukraine are generallyShahed 136In the Russian military, it is calledguerlain 2is specified. These are attack unmanned aerial vehicles known as “kamikaze” or loitering munitions.
These drones were originally designed in Iran and have been widely operated by Moscow since 2022. They are being launched in large numbers to attack deep targets, including energy-related infrastructure and strategic locations in Ukraine.
The Shahed 136 uses a delta wing shape with stabilizers at the wing tips and is air-cooled similar to the one used in the project being restored by ZAMPOTECH.MD550Propelled by a piston engine. The engine has traditionally been incorporated into drone designs, and technical analysis suggests a price range of US$12,000 to US$17,000.
This type of drone is used as a guided missile. After being launched, it heads to a predetermined target with its explosives still on board, and never returns. With an estimated cruising range of 1,000km to more than 2,000km and a maximum speed of approximately 185km/h, it is positioned as a relatively low-cost long-range attack method compared to conventional missiles.
Since the invasion began in 2022, Russia has used a large number of these drones in night attacks and saturation attacks, employing tactics that overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses with large numbers of aircraft.
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