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Ukraine initially developed heavier bomber drones to drop explosives on Russian positions. But as logistics missions near the front line have grown deadlier, bombers have begun taking on new roles.

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00:01Bomber drones like this are increasingly being used for running logistics missions inside Ukraine's kill zone.
00:11Now this beast is known as the Peron Max and at $25,000 a pop this is one of the
00:17biggest drones in the Ukrainian army at the moment.
00:20This is used for logistics supplies and bomber missions as well.
00:24As you can see it comes with Starlink GPS satellite navigation but if that fails it's got optical navigation as
00:33well.
00:34And this is just another example of the incredible innovation that is transforming warfare here in Ukraine.
00:49Peron Max drones already spend around half of their time providing delivery services.
00:54They can carry loads of up to 45 kilograms over a distance of 15 kilometers.
01:00But this is how armed police systems are from.
01:03Pre
01:03And they reach the Arabiaعards, thenteys, the consacam.
01:27With the zone close to the front line proving so deadly, Ukraine aims to replace 100% of
01:34logistics missions here with uncrewed systems.
01:38But drones like the MAX still serve a crucial role as bombers.
01:43Underneath you can strap three shells, or one larger shell.
01:47They have recently started dropping old 155mm shells, deemed unsafe to fire from artillery
01:54barrels onto Russian positions.
02:18Piron also manufactures a mid-sized bomber, as well as the MINI, which has a range of
02:24about 20km and is mainly used for reconnaissance.
02:28You can read more at businessinsider.com.
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