WB Electronics Warmate

Warmate
TypeLoitering munition
Place of origin Poland
Service history
Used bySee Operators
WarsRussian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
ManufacturerWB Electronics
Unit cost$26,459.93 in 2017 (equivalent to $32,890 in 2023)
Produced2016–current
Specifications
MassEmpty: 4 kg (8.8 lb)
MTOW: 5.7 kg (13 lb) (Warmate), 30 kg (66 lb) (Warmate 2)
Length1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
Width1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)

WarheadWarmate:
Training, HE-FRAG with 300g of TNT or HEAT (penetration 200–240mm of RHA)
Warmate 2:
Training, HE-FRAG, thermobaric FAE or HEAT (penetration 400mm of RHA)
Warhead weightWarmate:
1.4 kg (3.1 lb)
Warmate 2:
5 kg (11 lb)

EngineElectric motor
Operational
range
Warmate:
30 km (19 mi)
Warmate 2:
30–240 km (19–149 mi)
Flight ceiling9,800 ft (3,000 m) AMSL
Flight altitudeWarmate:
150–300 m (490–980 ft) AGL
Warmate 2:
100–200 m (330–660 ft) AGL
Maximum speed Flight: 120 km/h (75 mph; 65 kn)
Attack: 150 km/h (93 mph; 81 kn)
Accuracy1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) CEP

WB Electronics Warmate is a class of loitering munition UAVs developed by the Polish defence contractor WB Group.[1] It can be equipped with several different payloads, including fragmentation, HEAT and thermobaric warheads[1] and has a swarming capability.[2]

Warmate entered into the initial production in 2016.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "WB Group's Smart Swarm: Against the A2/AD Systems". defence24.com (in Polish). 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  3. ^ Glowacki, Bartosz (28 April 2016). "Warmate expendable UAV in production for two customers". flightglobal.com. DVV Media Group. Retrieved 16 February 2023.