By Eliza Popova
He stated that Sypaq sold "hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles" to Ukraine, but did not disclose the exact number. According to Janes, the supply of the Corvo Ukrainian Army began in February-March 2023. Lightweight drone with cardboard and rubber body is used to perform various tasks. The manufacturers themselves propose to use them to deliver goods, such as soldiers' rations, intelligence with different sensors, relaying signals and as a bait for the enemy.
Corvo PPDS was developed by SYPAQ in Melbourne as part of a contract with the Defense Innovation Center worth $ 1. 1 million. Corvo moves in disassembled form, quickly gathers on the battlefield, can fly up to 120 km and land independently. According to Amanda Holt, CEO of SypaQ, the use of Corvo PPDS in Ukraine has significantly increased interest in the drone by military and public organizations from different parts of the world, especially in the Asian-Pacific region.
Operators have found many new ways of using aircraft that did not provide developers. Earlier, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia Vasyl Miroshnichenko stated that the Ukrainian military is using Sypaq drones for "deadly" missions. But the director of the company David Vinino assures that drones are intended for humanitarian purposes, such as delivery of medicines, food and water. Recently, the Armed Forces received military Ron CW-40d from Peru.
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