A Ukrainian manufacturer of artillery ammunition and mines has presented a new family of payloads for unmanned aircraft. The company name is withheld for security reasons, but more than 50 products were displayed during Brave1 Advantage, ranging from compact FPV warheads to systems for heavy bomber drones.
One family for different unmanned platforms
The range includes fragmentation and high-explosive fragmentation munitions that can be dropped from multicopters or installed as FPV warheads. The manufacturer also adapts locally produced hand grenades and mortar rounds in 60, 81, 82 and 120 millimeter calibers with tail stabilizers and instantaneous or delayed fuzes.
Golka penetrators and the Viy-9 bomb
The Golka 9000, 12000 and 15000 series uses a reinforced design intended to pass through obstacles before detonation. Different fuzes allow use against exposed targets or objects inside structures, while future versions may work with guided release systems.
The Viy-9 high-explosive aerial bomb weighs 9.5 kilograms, including 5.8 kilograms of explosive material. It is designed against buildings, field fortifications and dugouts, giving larger bomber drones a purpose-built payload rather than an improvised munition.
Remote mining also becomes modular
The company showed anti-vehicle mines, fragmentation barrier mines and a system able to carry between 10 and 40 mines depending on type. One design automatically deploys tripwires after release, allowing a heavy drone to create an obstacle remotely.
Why standardization matters
A standardized catalogue can improve safety, predictable aerodynamics, fuze selection and mission planning compared with improvised payloads. It also creates a production market around drone-compatible munitions, release mechanisms and guidance modules, although every product still requires controlled testing, certification and strict handling procedures.
