Iryna Pohorila22:06, 17.05.25
The company said in a statement that production of the drone in the US will begin in the second half of this year.
This is the first known export success of Magura sea drones , and entering the very closed US arms market directly indicates that Ukrainian sea drones will be able to conquer the Pacific Ocean.
US drone manufacturer Red Cat Holdings is entering the maritime unmanned systems market through a partnership with an unnamed but world-class manufacturer whose maritime drones are “tested daily in real combat conditions.”
As Defense Express writes , the message does not specify the name or partner country, but such aspects as the fact that these drones have clocked up “10 thousand hours in real combat missions” and have many successful clashes with the enemy, “more than any fleet since World War II”, leave no options left.
At the same time, the publication noted that all questions finally disappear when looking at the illustration and technical characteristics of this drone, which is 7 m long and completely identical to the Magura V7.
The company said in a statement that production of the drone in the US will begin in the second half of this year.
Among the advantages of the Magura V7, it is noted that this drone has “increased range, payload and mission flexibility, making it ideal for deep strike missions, anti-ship warfare and littoral operations in disputed areas.” The publication noted that the obvious area of use for the Magura V7 will be the Indo-Pacific region.
The publication reminded that the manufacturer of Magura marine drones remains unknown.
What is known about Magura V7
On May 4, the first photo of the Magura V7 , which shot down two Russian planes in the Black Sea, appeared .
And on the night of May 3, as a result of an attack on Novorossiysk, a Su-30 fighter was shot down. The enemy aircraft was destroyed by an unmanned boat armed with an R-73 anti-aircraft guided missile. Later, Ukrainian intelligence noted that it was a Magura drone.
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Speaking of Ukraine’s growing defense industry…
Who else but Ukraine has the best and combat tested sea drones?
Not to mention what jobs these drones can do that used to take ships the size of Corvettes to do and doing it with a tiny footprint and a small fraction of the cost.