Third wounded soldier evacuated by air using SkyFall’s StarGate drone

Ukrainian defense technology firm SkyFall announced the third aerial evacuation of an injured soldier using its StarGate unmanned CASEVAC system. SkyFall's CODE 9.2 unit carried out the operation, which involved rescuing a soldier who had been wounded but remained at his post for 57 days. The 54-year-old soldier, identified as Andriy or "Donbas," was wounded by a landmine on September 2 while on a combat mission.

Ground evacuation was impossible due to challenging terrain, minefields, persistent shelling, and frequent Russian drone attacks. The StarGate unmanned CASEVAC system traveled over 15 kilometers one way to reach the soldier, located just two kilometers from the Ukrainian-Russian border. After the successful evacuation, Andriy was flown to a hospital for treatment.

So far, three severely wounded service members have been rescued using the StarGate drone in a week and a half. SkyFall, in partnership with the CODE 9.2 unit, is working on further development and wider use of aerial evacuation for wounded battlefield personnel. The company aims to standardize aerial evacuation as the preferred method for rescuing the wounded when ground transportation or other means are unavailable.