The Ministry of Defense has approved the procurement of the "Steppe Wind" self-guiding drone for the military
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has officially designated the domestic medium-range strike drone system “Steppe Wind,” developed by Unwave in collaboration with Sky Composite Engineering. Completion of this procedure allows for the procurement of the system to meet the needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, subject to the issuance of a corresponding government order.
The “Steppe Wind” system, first publicly unveiled in February 2026, is designed to engage stationary targets, armored vehicles, and concentrations of personnel. The UAV has a tactical range of up to 70 kilometers, a maximum flight distance of over 90 kilometers, and can remain airborne for up to 65 minutes.
The drone can carry up to 5 kilograms of payload, supports automatic, semi-automatic, and manual control modes, and uses an optical target-tracking system during the final stage of flight. Launch takes place from a special launch pad without the use of a catapult, and deployment of the system takes up to 20 minutes.
This was reported by AIN.
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