A photo from open sources In Russia, the first heavy flying apparatus without a pilot (UAV or UAV), capable of conduct reconnaissance operations, as well as destroy detected targets. The other day, this was reported in the media by Yuri Borisov, deputy head of the military department of Russia.
Borisov says that they are going to use the new device in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and in the FSB. Drone characteristics while were not disclosed, but it became known about four unmanned OCD aircraft to be completed (prepared for practical flights) as soon as possible.
In Russia, several enterprises are working on the creation of UAVs, from the most famous of them are Transas and Sukhoi Design Bureau. Discussed a new drone, according to journalists, could be developed and assembled only by Transas, the winner of the competition The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in 2011 for the right to create similar UAVs, and namely, the “Pacer” apparatus weighing one ton, and also Altius-M – a five-ton machine (in collaboration with the Kazan Design Bureau “Falcon”).
It was assumed that testing unique aircraft will begin in 2015. Judging by the first “swallows”, Russian unique UAV developers go on schedule.
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