WB Electronics Warmate
WB Electronics Warmate is a micro loitering munition developed by Polish company WB Electronics. Warmate is in service with the Polish Army, which has ordered 1000 units. ( polish army delay orders after receiving only 100 unit) It can be equipped with several different payloads, including fragmentation, HEAT and thermobaric warheads.
| Warmate | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Loitering Munition |
| Manufacturer | WB Electronics |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Polish Army |
Specs and capabilities
- Max airspeed: 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)
- Max altitude: 500 metres (1,600 ft)
- Range: 40 kilometres (25 mi)
- Endurance: 50 minutes
- Weight: 4 kilograms (8.8 lb)
- Length: 1.1 metres (3 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in)
Operators
References
- Warmate expendable UAV in production for two customers, Flight Global, April 2016
- http://www.defence24.com/358359,warmate-polish-loitering-munition-two-export-agreements-have-been-already-signed
- (in Polish) Mariusz Cielma, Warmate - nowy powietrzny środek wsparcia ogniowego, „Nowa Technika Wojskowa”, nr 5 (2016), s. 92–95, ISSN 1230-1655.
- (in Polish) Bartosz Głowacki, Uniwersalny towarzysz broni, „Rapot”, nr 5 (2016), s. 24–28, ISSN 1429-270X.
- (in English) Manufacturer's webpage
- Poland orders thousand Warmate “suicide drones”, Colton Jones, Defence Blog, 20 November 2017
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