F-Drones company showed new compact attack fpv for stormtroopers – F5

Ukrainian defense firm F-Drones unveiled a compact FPV drone named F5, specifically designed for assault units. The company announced the drone on their social media platforms. The new F5 is a five-inch FPV drone for frontline use, ideal for short distances and challenging environments such as forests, urban areas, support of positions, and assault groups.

F-Drones highlighted the drone's simplicity, stating that it is easy to deploy and deliver a quick attack. The lightweight 5-inch carbon platform can carry up to 1 kg of payload, making it ready for immediate use on the front line when every second counts. The drone has been produced in two configurations – one with an interference-resistant radio channel and another with a fiber optic control channel, offering invulnerability to electronic warfare.

The fiber optic version allows for a flight range of 6 km, while the radio version has a tactical radius of up to 13 km.

The size of the drone plays a significant role in logistics, allowing several drones to be carried in a single backpack. The company has confirmed that the F5 has already been tested and approved by the Ministry of Defense. The drone comes with an "Opera" initiation electronic board, and its development aimed to strike a balance between compactness, range, and payload.

F-Drones CEO Stanislav Khutor explained that the F5 can be installed on ground robotic complexes, with one GRC capable of delivering up to 9 FPV drones to the launch site. The company has also designed a removable platform that can adapt to different GRCs if they can carry the required weight. With one robot in this configuration delivering nine drones, these can wait in position, support defense or assault, allowing for nine separate flights without putting a person at risk.

F-Drones produces tens of thousands of drones monthly and employs several hundred engineers and IT specialists. The company was the first to receive permission to export 2,000 finished drones to the US Army. Recently, they introduced the F-CAPTAIN middle strike complex and the updated LITAVR+ jet Shaheed interceptor, and have announced plans to launch a licensed drone production facility in Ohio, employing 300 people.