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Ukraine tests StarGate drone to evacuate wounded soldiers from battlefield

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Ukrainian defense technology company SkyFall has developed StarGate, described as the country's first aerial drone for evacuating wounded soldiers from the battlefield. The aircraft was built over the past year and was handed over to a combat brigade this week for evaluation under front-line conditions. Journalists, including a team from the Associated Press granted exclusive access, witnessed a field demonstration in which the drone lifted off with a weighted stretcher simulating a wounded soldier in body armor. According to UNIAN, StarGate can carry a payload of up to 150 kilograms and has a one-way range of 15 kilometers. Euronews reports the drone features an enclosed cabin and was filmed taking off, flying and landing with a person on board. Developers say enemy drones and artillery can leave wounded troops stranded for weeks or months, and the new aircraft is intended to change that by flying into the battlefield and carrying them to safety without an evacuation crew. The Argentine outlet Clarín describes the drone as part of a “duel of machines” and highlights its role in contested airspace.

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Outlets: 8. Countries: 7. Facts in the shared core: 2.

Publication timeline

  1. · The Independent (outlet profile)

    Ukraine testing new 'evacuation drone' that rescues wounded soldiers from battlefield. A drone called StarGate is being tested in Ukraine for battlefield medical evacuations

  2. · Sydney Morning Herald (outlet profile)

    'StarGate,' is a Ukrainian drone that can evacuate wounded soldiers. A field demonstration shows the capacity of the StarGate medical evacuation drone by SkyFall.

  3. · Sydney Morning Herald (outlet profile)

    Ukraine’s latest battlefield drone is about to enter the kill zone – to fly out the wounded. Enemy drones and artillery leave wounded troops stranded for weeks or months on the battlefield. A new aerial medical evacuati…

  4. · Inquirer.net (outlet profile)

    ‘StarGate': Ukraine's first aerial drone to evacuate wounded soldiers. Six propellers whir to life, lifting a drone above a field somewhere in Ukraine. A weighted stretcher secured to its frame simulates a wounded soldi…

  5. · Euronews (outlet profile)

    Ukraine unveils flying ambulance drone that could save lives in minutes. A Ukrainian company has demonstrated an unusual new battlefield rescue system: a drone capable of carrying a wounded soldier inside an enclosed ca…

  6. · Africanews (outlet profile)

    Ukraine unveils flying ambulance drone that could save lives in minutes. A Ukrainian company has demonstrated an unusual new battlefield rescue system: a drone capable of carrying a wounded soldier inside an enclosed ca…

  7. · УНИАН (outlet profile)

    В Украине разработали первый воздушный дрон для эвакуации раненых, - AP. StarGate способен нести полезную нагрузку до 150 килограммов, а дальность полета в одну сторону составляет 15 километров.

  8. · Onet Wiadomości (outlet profile)

    "Gwiezdne Wrota" ruszą na pomoc ukraińskim żołnierzom. Ruszyły testy na froncie. Ukraińska firma SkyFall zaprezentowała ogromnego powietrznego drona ratunkowego bezzałogowca przystosowanego do przenoszenia rannych żołni…

  9. · Clarín (outlet profile)

    "Duelo de máquinas": así es "StarGate", el primer dron ucraniano para evacuar soldados heridos del frente. El dron de evacuación médica aérea fue desarrollado durante el último año por la empresa ucraniana de tecnología…

Factual core

  • Ukraine has developed a drone named 'StarGate' that can evacuate wounded soldiers.
  • The StarGate drone was developed by the company SkyFall.

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