Ukraine tests a new Ukrainian-made Marichka underwater armed drone designed to destroy bridges, ships, coastal fortifications, and submarines, according to Censor.NET.
Marichka is a 6-meter-long multi-purpose armed drone with a range of about 1,000 kilometers. This drone has a warhead weight of about 200 kilograms and can withstand the electronic warfare systems of the Russian Armed Forces, according to Censor.NET.
This footage shows the testing of a new Ukrainian underwater armed drone Marichka
It is a 6-meter-long multi-purpose drone with a range of about 1,000 km designed to hit the underwater part of a warship.
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Such a drone costs 16 million Ukrainian hryvnias (around $430,000). Marichka can be used as a kamikaze drone and also perform reconnaissance missions.
The Marichka underwater drone is a Ukrainian development of AMMO.UKRAINE volunteers.
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