The work on equipping drones with this system is carried out by specialists of Kronstadt JSC
DUBAI, November 13. /tass/. Specialists of Kronstadt JSC are working on equipping Orion drones with an electronic warfare system. This was announced to TASS by Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt JSC, on the eve of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international Airshow, which will be held from November 14 to 18 in the United Arab Emirates.
"We are working on this," he said, answering a question about when the equipment of drones with electronic warfare systems will begin.
Orion is a medium-altitude unmanned complex with a long flight duration, the maximum take-off weight of which is 1 ton, and the maximum payload weight is 200 kg. According to Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation), the drone is currently being offered for export in an air reconnaissance variant. At the same time, the Russian armed forces receive the complex in a shock version.
Kronstadt JSC is a full production cycle enterprise for the creation of drones from their design to testing and certification. Since its establishment in 1991, the company (formerly Transas CJSC) has specialized in the development of airborne, land and sea systems, military equipment simulators and interactive complexes. The company has developed the Orion-E UAV, Sirius and a number of other devices.
Dubai Airshow is one of the largest international aviation and space exhibitions and is held in the UAE once every two years. Russia has been participating in it since 1993.
