Ukrainian companies unveil Behemoth Shahed-style drone equipped with two warheads
Ukrainian companies have unveiled the Behemoth, a loitering munition inspired by the Russian-Iranian Shahed series and capable of striking targets at distances of up to 300 km with two separate warheads.
Source: Ukrainian military media outlet Militarnyi
Details: The drone was presented by GLEFA and Culver Aerospace at the Wild Drones event.
The Behemoth is classified as a mid-range drone. It has an operational range of up to 300 km. The UAV measures 2.28 m in wingspan, 2.2 m in length and 0.5 m in height.
The nose section houses a 40 kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead, and a 35 kg thermobaric warhead is positioned behind it.
The Behemoth supports fully autonomous, semi-automatic and first-person view (FPV) control modes. One of the drone's key features is its ability to fly at low altitudes, making it harder for air defence systems to detect.
Militarnyi reports that the drone has entered mass production and is now in use by Ukraine's defence forces.
Background: The Blyskavka, a Ukrainian kamikaze drone modelled on the Russian Molniya loitering munition, has seen its flight range increase by almost one-third after being fitted with an aerodynamic fairing.
Read more: Hitting the rear and easing the load on HIMARS: Ukraine's new mid-range drones
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