SkyFall Tests StarGate Medical Evacuation Drone on Ukraine Front Line
The company says the drone can carry a wounded soldier 15 kilometers and cut evacuation times from hours or days to minutes.
- Ukrainian manufacturer SkyFall began front-line testing of its StarGate medical evacuation drone on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, designed to retrieve wounded soldiers from hazardous battlefield locations.
- Last year, Flint, commander of the 475th Separate Assault Regiment known as Code 9.2, approached SkyFall's founder requesting a safer evacuation method because ground vehicles struggle through mud, craters and enemy drones.
- StarGate carries a 330-pound payload at speeds up to 105 kph, utilizing Starlink and L-Link communication systems to navigate GPS-denied environments while operating in rain and snow.
- KVN, a commander with Code 9.2, said it is "too early to judge" the drone's success rate, noting his unit needs at least a month of combat experience to evaluate performance.
- SkyFall estimates each system will cost at least $50,000 and aims to produce up to 1,000 units monthly by the end of 2026, potentially transforming how wounded troops are evacuated.
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A Ukrainian company demonstrated tests of a UAV for evacuating the wounded
Ukrainian defense company SkyFall has published a video of the test. drone StarGate self-developed copter type. Heavy Drone Designed to evacuate the wounded from frontline areas where ground vehicles cannot reach, the UAV prototypes have now...
The Ukrainian defense company SkyFall published a video of testing a StarGate-type drone for its own development. A heavy drone was designed to evacuate the wounded from the front sections where ground technology cannot reach.
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