A Ukrainian maker of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), based on the outskirts of Kyiv. The company produced street lighting before Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, and has since reinvented itself as one of Ukraine's top UGV producers. Its founder is Taras Ostapchuk. A new model sketched on paper typically reaches the front in six months.
The Ratel H is a six-wheeled vehicle—an electric motor and batteries topped with a cargo tray—that can travel at up to 8km an hour. It can detect enemy drones overhead, brake, and launch a net to bring them crashing down.
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