The 'Gerber' was designed as a decoy drone.
*Gerbera
Electronics - $200
Engine - $500
Camera - $440
Mesh Network - $8100
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The Ukrainian intelligence agency specified that Skywalker Technology manufactures the fuselage and organizes the supply of assembly kits to russia so they can be finalized at drone manufacturing facilities in Alabuga. This generally explains both the use of foam plastic for the fuselage, which is a material unusual for russians, and the crude assembly of Gerbera powered by a factory producing toy gliders.
The detailed list of components from DIU shows that the most expensive part of this drone is the engine — DLE60 from Chinese Mile Hao Xiang Technology Co., Ltd., it costs $430–550 on Chinese marketplaces. The drone's electronics, on the other hand, all fit in one photo and cost $100–200 at most.
The market price for a DLE60 engine in China / Defense Express / They Can't Even Make a Foam Drone Without China: Skywalker Technology Developed Gerbera Killer Drones For russia
The market price for a DLE60 engine in China / Screengrab credit: AliExpress
That said, transforming the Gerbera into a scout vehicle really increases its value compared to what we knew of this drone before. Gerberas were seen equipped with a stabilized camera from Topotek and a Mesh Network XK-F358 modem from Xingkay Tech. These two components alone raise the cost of the drone by at least $8,500.
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Particular attention should be paid to the integration of the mesh modem, as it allows drones united in a mesh network to exchange data with each other and relay signal from the operator effectively becoming mutual repeaters. This makes them harder to jam with electronic warfare systems because the mesh network supports and creates a dynamic relay chain, which can only be countered by simultaneously jamming each one of the drones that can be part of the network.
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https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/they_cant_even_make_a_foam_drone_without_china_skywalker_technology_developed_gerbera_killer_drones_for_russia-12574.html
https://war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/components/5434
..the name Gerbera (as per russian tradition to name weapons after flowers).
https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/gerbera_the_new_russian_foam_plastic_killer_drone_showcased_in_detail_video-11338.html