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The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) are mastering a new type of combat transport – military electric motorcycles. The APU received them as part of military assistance from NATO countries. Electric motorcycles practically do not make noise and are able to accelerate to almost 90 kilometers per hour. This was told by the American newspaper “The Washington Post”.
Ukrainian fighters use them not only for reconnaissance of the positions of Russian troops, sapping and cargo delivery, but also for conducting sudden sabotage attacks.
The military modification of the electric motorcycles of the companies “Eleek” and “Delfast” has several features: thick tires are designed for driving in a wooded area, and an electric battery allows you to charge the terminals of the satellite system “Starlink”, which provides the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with data on the location of Russian troops.
Moreover, according to an American newspaper, thermal imagers are not able to detect such vehicles, because an electric motor does not heat up as much as a gasoline engine.
There are, of course, questions – where to charge motorcycle batteries in a combat situation. WP does not write about this.