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Russia developes at least three major types of UAV’s. One will have all atributes of a fifth generation fighter!
August 30, 2013 · 0 Comments
Т-50
Photo: «Сухой»
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The “Sukhoi” Company United Aircraft Corporation is engaged in the development of unmanned aircraft on the basis of the future 5th generation fighter T-50 (PAK FA).
As has reported by RIA Novosti, at the MAKS-2013 in Zhukovsky, UAC President Mikhail Pogosyan.
The new drone will be about 20 tons (presumably empty weight T-50 is 18 tons and a maximum take-off ─ 37 tons). “We are working in accordance with the plans that are consistent with the Defense Ministry. These plans provide at this stage of preliminary studies.
This stage is largely based on the technological capabilities that we have created in the framework of the fifth generation », ─ said Pogosyan.
In July 2012 the Russian Defense Ministry selected the company “Sukhoi” (part of the KLA) as the winner of the tender for the creation of a heavy hammer drone weighing up to 20 tons.
In October of the same year, “Sukhoi” concluded with the Russian Aircraft Corporation “MiG” Agreement on cooperation in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles. Possible specifications promising device is not yet known.
Parallel, the creation of a UAVs weighing up to five tons deal of “Falcon” and “Transas”.
In addition, these same companies are engaged in the creation of a joint reconnaissance drone aircraft weighing up to a ton with a long duration flight.
To finance both programs will spend about three billion rubles.
Automatic translated from Russian
By myfuamerica
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