Moscow. May 20. INTERFAX-Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec) will promote Russian military drones for export only after they are adopted by the Russian army, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said.
"We are waiting for the results of state tests, putting the aircraft into service and will continue to offer them to the market. We are waiting for unmanned aerial vehicles with a payload in the form of intelligence, surveillance systems and aircraft weapons, " Mikheev said at the HeliRussia exhibition.
According to him, at the moment the company successfully exports drones "Orion" and "Orlan".
The Orion UAV, developed by Kronshtadt as part of the Pacer program, is the first UAV of the MALE class (Medium Altitude Long Endurance - a class of medium - altitude UAVs with a long flight duration), fully developed in Russia and built from domestic components. The maximum take-off weight of the device is 1 thousand 150 kg. "Orion" can be in the air for up to 24 hours, its cruising speed is 200 km / h, the maximum flight altitude is 7 thousand 500 meters.
In 2020, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation received for trial operation one complex with Orion drones, which during the modernization was able not only to conduct reconnaissance, but also to perform strike tasks. According to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, this drone in the strike version was tested in Syria in 2019.
