Ukraine has at least one light tactical vehicle Flyer 72 Light Duty (LD) secretly facilitated by USA. Some images published by the Ukraine Army, with members of the 4th Independent Regiment of Special Purpose ‘Ranger’show this High mobility military platform of which it was unknown that units had been facilitated in any of the help packages delivered to the country invaded by Russia.
The 4th special purpose regiment is one of the four that make up the recently established Ukraine Rangers Corpsa specialized force under the command of Special Operations Forces. Founded on 2024 and trained according to the standards of the NATORangers’ body includes regiments 4, 5th, 6th and 7th, intended for operations behind enemy lines As sabotage, recognition and support for conventional troops through infiltration, artillery attacks and unmanned air operations. Each regiment has its own UAV company, artillery, anti -aircraft components and logistics elements.
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RARE FLYER 72 Light Duty (Flyer F72-LD), M1297 A-GMV in Us Designation, Made By Flyer Defense, In The Armament of 4th Separate Special Purpose Regiment “Ranger”.
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The Flyer 72 LD with which they now count is a Modular off -road platform manufactured by Flyer Defense that can be transported aerially. In the United States it is used by its Special Operations Forcesunder the GMV 1.1 program (acronym in English vehicle of land mobility).
Designed for very demanding land, it can be adapted to Medical evacuation missions, armed transport and recognitionusing modular armor kits, cabin closure and health evacuation. Reaches a maximum speed of 120 km/hyou can upload pending up to 60 degrees And its autonomy is 805 km on flat terrain.
Flyer 72 LD can transport 9 people and a payload of up to 2,270 kgalthough according to the configuration the number can climb up to 20 using external stretchers and supports on the sides. It has a 2.0 -liter biturbo engine generated by 195 hp and 400 nm torquetogether with a 6 -speed automatic transmission.
Its rapid deployment capacity and air mobility are key aspects for operations behind enemy lines. Could be launched from the air at low speed or transported by CH-47 and CH-53 helicopters, as well as inside C-130 and C-17 aircraft. Its light design allows to transport twice vehicles per flight compared to other heavier armored. You can also integrate various weapons systemsincluding machine guns M2 .50 caliber, M240 machine gun assemblies and have optional armor kits that reach the level of protection Staig I.