STRIKE DRONE TO BE DEVELOPED FOR RUSSIA’S DEFENSE MINISTRY
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 2, 2012 – 15:08 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Russia’s Defense Ministry has issued a technical
specification for development of a strike unmanned aerial vehicle
(UAV), RIA Novosti reported citing Izvestia daily.
Tranzas company will build the UAV’s on-board electronics as well
as its navigation and control systems. The airframe, which will
weigh about five tons, will be produced by the Kazan-based Sokol
design bureau.
The new aircraft will have a modular structure, the source said,
and will be able to carry various types of equipment and armament.
Russia’s Defense Ministry sealed contracts worth an estimated 3 billion
rubles ($101.9 million) with Tranzas and Sokol in October 2011 for
research work into creation of strike and reconnaissance drones.
In late March, Russian Air Force commander-in-chief Col. Gen.
Alexander Zelin, told Moscovsky Komsomolets tabloid that strike drones
will enter service before 2020. He did not specify how many drones
will be acquired.
The United States has relied heavily on UAVs including the
Predator system to carry out missile attacks on insurgents in the
Afghanistan-Pakistan border area.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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