FlyEye – an unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the Polish company Flytronic, belonging to the WB Group, intended for close reconnaissance.
FlyEye is a mini UAV of Polish design and production, developed by engineers from the Flytronic company in Gliwice, owned by WB Electronics.
On December 10, 2010, WB Electronics presented a slightly modernized version of FlyEye compared to the original design (among other things, the shape of the empennage was changed by replacing the classic stabilizer system with a T-shaped system, the shape of the wings was modified - their surface area and chord were increased).
In October 2010, the Nil Military Unit announced a tender for the delivery of two sets of unmanned aerial vehicles.
On November 18, 2010, an agreement was signed to purchase two more sets, intended for KTO Rosomak combat vehicles, in the Multi-Sensor Reconnaissance and Surveillance System version.
On February 13, 2013, after negotiations conducted as part of an urgent operational need, an agreement was signed to deliver another 12 sets of FlyEye drones to the Polish Army.
At the turn of the first and second decade of the 21st century, an improved version of FlyEye 3.0 was implemented into production, which has new cameras, a greater operational range (up to 80 km) and a wider possibility of automated cooperation with the ZZKO Topaz artillery battlefield management system.
On December 3, 2018, the Armament Inspectorate of the Ministry signed an agreement for the delivery of three sets of FlyEye unmanned cameras, consisting of a total of 12 aircraft.
Just before landing, the under-fuselage section with the observation head is jettisoned a dozen or so meters above the ground and safely descends with a parachute.
[10][11] On June 7, 2022, the Federal Service of the National Guard of Russia released a video showing a downed FlyEye belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Polish manufacturer reported that during the ongoing military operations during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian FlyEyes perform about 250 flights per day.