{"id":206076,"date":"2025-06-22T21:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T21:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/206076\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T21:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T21:37:10","slug":"anafi-ukr-frances-mavic-alternative-for-ukraine-price-and-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/206076\/","title":{"rendered":"Anafi UKR: France\u2019s Mavic Alternative for Ukraine \u2014 Price and Capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The French company Parrot, one of Europe\u2019s leading developers and manufacturers of government and military-grade quadcopters, has for the first time showcased its Anafi UKR unmanned aerial vehicle at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget. According to the company, this drone was specifically adapted to meet the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Parrot\u2019s CEO, Henri Seydoux, mentioned back in spring 2024 that he had made multiple trips to Ukraine to assess real combat needs and test UAVs in operational conditions. However, this likely doesn\u2019t involve direct Ukrainian government contracts, but rather reflects the implementation of real battlefield feedback from Ukrainian troops.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"readmore\"><p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.defence-ua.com\/weapon_and_tech\/rapidranger_what_is_this_air_defense_system_ukraine_plans_to_buy_for_2_billion_euro-14896.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RapidRanger: What Is the Air Defense System Ukraine Will Buy for \u20ac2 Billion?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Anafi UKR falls into the category of reconnaissance quadcopters similar to the Chinese DJI Mavic. It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1.45 kg and a flight time of up to 38 minutes with a standard battery or 50 minutes with an extended one. It is equipped with a powerful stabilized dual-sensor system featuring a 35x zoom daylight camera and a thermal imager with 640&#215;512 resolution.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>The UAV also features several advantages over civilian models, as it includes not only standard Wi-Fi communication but also LTE connectivity and jamming-resistant solutions. It supports frequency-hopping (FHSS) communication with a range of up to 15 km, increased to 20 km via an additional backup channel. All data is encrypted according to the AES-256 standard.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1f5685500e68201a.jpeg\" alt=\"UAV Anafi UKR presented by French company Parrot, Anafi UKR: France\u2019s Mavic Alternative for Ukraine \u2013 Price and Capabilities\"\/>UAV Anafi UKR presented by French company Parrot \/ Photo credit: EDR Magazine<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Anafi UKR boasts visual navigation capabilities, allowing it to operate in GPS-denied environments under electronic warfare conditions. Overall, the UAV is fully equipped to handle jamming threats on the battlefield.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the Anafi USA version developed for the U.S. government, Anafi UKR is larger, with double the maximum takeoff weight, 1.5\u20132 times longer flight time, secured communications, and other upgrades tailored to combat realities.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/4b96855010520e89.jpeg\" alt=\"Anafi UKR UAV and Anafi USA UAV, Anafi UKR: France\u2019s Mavic Alternative for Ukraine \u2013 Price and Capabilities\"\/>Anafi UKR UAV and Anafi USA UAV \/ Open source photo<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edrmagazine.eu\/pas-2025-parrot-presents-the-anafi-ukr-micro-uav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">EDR Magazine<\/a> at the Paris Air Show, a Parrot representative stated that the Anafi UKR selling price starts at \u20ac15,000, depending on the configuration and support package.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Although just now unveiled officially, the UAV has already secured a customer: Lithuania\u2019s Ministry of Defense placed an order back in September 2024. The contract was worth \u20ac2.5 million, indicating a significant volume involved \u2014 likely intended for military aid purposes.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"readmore last\"><p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.defence-ua.com\/news\/1213_days_of_russia_ukraine_war_russian_casualties_in_ukraine-14900.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1213 Days of russia-Ukraine War \u2013 russian Casualties In Ukraine<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The French company Parrot, one of Europe\u2019s leading developers and manufacturers of government and military-grade quadcopters, has for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206077,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7654],"tags":[2000,299,657],"class_list":{"0":"post-206076","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ukraine","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-ukraine"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114729179275977601","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}