Aircraft & UAVs

FPV "RD Optic 20"

FPV "RD Optic 20" is a Ratel Robotics FPV drone product listed in the company's unmanned systems catalog. Its name and Ratel's associated FPV launch-platform reporting place it in the fiber-optic FPV ecosystem Ukraine has adopted to keep operators farther from the front while launching small attack drones from mobile or remote positions.

Conflict side
Ukraine
Built by
Ratel Robotics
Built in
Ukraine

Service History

In service
Ratel FPV ecosystem use documented during the Russia-Ukraine War
Used by
Ukrainian forces
Wars
Russia-Ukraine War

Production History

Designer
Ratel Robotics
Designed
2020s
Built by
Ratel Robotics
Built in
Ukraine
Unit cost
Price on request
Produced
2020s
Variants
FPV "RD Optic 20"

Specifications

Catalog role
FPV UAV product listed by Ratel Robotics
Control concept
Associated Ratel reporting describes fiber-optic FPV drones launched from Ratel ground systems
Launch integration
Ratel's FPV launch platform can transport and launch up to four UAVs from dangerous or remote areas
Product availability
Price on request through Ratel Robotics

Conflict Usage

Russia-Ukraine War
Side: UkraineRole: Fiber-optic FPV attack dronestrikeprecision firesUAV

Ratel Robotics lists FPV "RD Optic 20" in its UAV catalog, and direct Russia-Ukraine War reporting documents Ratel FPV drones launched from Ratel ground systems near the line of combat engagement with confirmed strikes.

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