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A1-CM Furia (Ukrainian: Фурія) — is a Ukrainian hand-launched, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for aerial reconnaissance.[3] It is controlled using a dedicated rectangular, guitar-case sized, portable station (displayed behind UAV in photo).
| A1-CM Furia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Furia UAVs | |
| Role | Reconnaissance UAV |
| National origin | Ukraine |
| Manufacturer | Athlon Avia[1] |
| First flight | 2014 |
| Introduction | 2020 [2] |
| Primary user | Armed Forces of Ukraine |
History
editIt made its first flight in 2014 and was commissioned by the Air Guard of Ukraine in 2015[4] and Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2020. A1-CM Furia UAVs are used in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Capabilities
editAccording to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, its latest modification, the A1-CMX, is able to correlate and pinpoint visual map data with GPS and GLONASS coordinates in realtime, and can reliably beam a laser target designator up to 7km away onto an area of 2x2m - even in harsh weather conditions. The CMX version was dubbed a new "Wunderwaffe" in the fight against Russia due to its ability to give final guidance correction to the M982 Excalibur artillery shells.
Design
editAnalysis of destroyed versions that floated on Russian social-network VK at the end of August 2023 showed custom FPGA and NVIDIA chips on tailor-made motherboards and daughterboards, expensive industrial grade ball-bearings, multiple 830/905nm laser range finders and laser designators as well as precision electric motors and stepper-motors from Northrop Grumman Corporation, Honeywell International Inc., L-3 Technologies, and ABB.
Features included multi-band long-range digital radio, backup gyroscopes, designated chipsets for satellite reception and a secondary high-resolution IR camera. Almost all electronic parts were enclosed in individual hardened shock-proof casings with Mu-metal EMI and RFI shielding. Members of the Russian hacker-group Killnet commented that they were "severely impressed" and attributed "high quality" and "an obvious technological advantage".[citation needed]
The A1-CMX is claimed to have assisted in precision strikes to destroy over 43 Russian tanks and 181 assorted armored and support vehicles during the first half of the Counter-Offensive in the Robotyne region alone. It was described by General Yevhen Moisiuk as an "absolute game changer“ that "leads to spotted targets getting destroyed in under 15minutes at a 95% probability“.[citation needed]
| Characteristic | A1-CM | A1-CMX |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | 2014 | Early 2023 |
| Type | Fixed Wing UAV | Fixed Wing UAV |
| Tasks | Reconnaissance | Reconnaissance |
| Artillery Correction | Artillery Correction | |
| Precision Strike Guidance | ||
| Takeoff mass | 5.5 kg | 6kg |
| The maximum radius of interaction | < 50 km | < 55 km |
| Flight range | up to 200 km | up to 220km |
| Power unit | Electric motor | Electric motor |
| Feeding | 2x 42000mAh Li-ion | 2x 48000mAh & 1x 4000mAh Li-ion |
| Flight duration | up to 3 hours | up to 3 hours |
| Maximum speed | 130 km/h | 140 km/h |
| Cruise speed | 65 km/h | 70 km/h |
| Payload | HighRes Camera | Ultra-HighRes Camera |
| Secondary HighRes IR Camera | ||
| 830nm Laser Distance Measurement | ||
| 905nm Laser Target Designator | ||
| Target Resolution | 20m | <2m |
| Satellite Navigation | GPS | GPS & GLONASS |
| Target Tracking | Yes | Yes |
| AI Target Identification | No | Yes |
| GPU Chipset | Unknown | NVIDIA Jetson |
| Notable Features | Space for additional modular payload | Huge amount of high-end western components, tailor made custom PCB‘s. |
| Estimated Unit Cost | 25.000,- USD | >70.000,- USD |
| Units produced | 400+ | Unknown |
References
edit- ^ "Athlon Avia".
- ^ «Фурія» прийнятий на озброєння Збройних Сил України. 10.04.2020, «Український мілітарний портал» (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Артилеристи в зоні АТО використовують безпілотник для стрільби по бойовиках" (in Ukrainian). Лівий берег. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Нацгвардія отримала нові безпілотники". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-22.