Idea
Idea was to create the simplest and most reliable intelligence aircraft for the Ukrainian military. The goal was to give opportunity to fly to as many people as possible, and to make it as simple and quickly operative as it should be.Valkyrja UAV
ASU-1 Valkyrja is an unmanned aircraft system designed for military and civilian use to provide monitoring, aerial reconnaissance, video surveillance and correction of artillery fire during the day and night.Datalink
Valkyrja has encrypted long range digital telemetry datalink and analog online video transmission from all types of payloads as option.Support
Even the most reliable thing can be broken. You always can get help and replacement parts you need.Documentation
Valkyrja comes with user guides and required documentation, but you will get also a few days learning and practice to be ready to fly.Users
Currently Valkyrja UAV is delivered to Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guard and Special Operations Forces as volunteer help. Idea to make fully autonomous, easy operable and reliable UAV was achieved, and have ideas for futher improvement.Specifications
| Wingspan | 160 cm |
| Endurance | 120 min |
| Cruise speed | 60 km/h (38 mph) |
| Take off type | Automatic from hands or bungee |
| Landing type | Automatic belly landing |
| Takeoff Weight | 3,5 kg |
| Communication & control range |
35 km |
| Material | EPP foam, carbon frame structure, composite elements |
Payloads & Equipment
Cameras
Changeable payloads include: 4k action camera, thermal camera or gyrostabilised platforms. Two axis gimball has two possible paylodas: 10x zoom day camera or thermal camera for night missions.
Gyro Stabilised gimbals
One axis two eyed roll gimball and two axis pan-tilt gimball are available for your needs. For such a big payloads Valkyrja has a spesial cup.
Custom Antennas
Yagi or patch antenna for telemetry and video transmission exclusively made to fit the system and give a good quality sygnal in range of 35 km.
High Mast
The equipment is mounted on a special 6 m height mast.
Ground Control Station
You do not need nothing spesial to control Valkyrja. Protected notebook comes with a plane as Ground Control Station.
Simple start
For good reliable easy takeoff we recommend you to use few simple instruments tested by practice. All you need is to turn on Auto mode and release your hands.
Software
Valkyrja was based on open source and open hardware platform: ArduPilot, Pixhawk and Mission Planner.
Other Items
A lot of other useful stuff you will need is kept in compact box.Applications & Servises
