German startup Stark has unveiled the OWE-V "Virtus" kamikaze drone, designed with combat experience from Ukraine in mind. It features vertical takeoff and landing, autonomous targeting, a range of up to 100 km, speeds up to 250 km/h, a 5 kg payload, and can operate even without a connection.... The video was shared by the Aeronavty group.show more

Yes, Democracy is Threatened. But as long as the West doesn't put boots on the ground or close the sky in Ukraine, not a lot is going to change. Russia has to be defeated, so no chit chat talking anymore.

Good idea. Only a 5kg warhead is probably only useful against unarmored vehicles such as trucks.

A drone designed with Ukraine’s experience in mind—yet still a tool of war, not peace. While Germany builds weapons, Putin's regime continues to drain Ukraine’s resources and bleed its people. These machines won’t stop the Russian invasion—they only prolong the agony.

What does autonomous targeting without a connection 100km distant from it's launch point mean?

The wings and control surfaces are printed, the props are carbon fiber (for stiffness), and the chassis is extruded aluminum with CNC machining. Should be fairly cheap and fast to produce at war scale. Getting it to that scale and efficiency is the expensive part.

"Take off and landing" But it is a Kamikaze drone 😬😂 Normaly the place where they land people are not happy

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Great but how much will it cost? 2mil?

5kg payload 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

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