Light helicopter and airplane-type vehicles will be launched using a pneumatic catapult
MOSCOW, December 13. /tass/. The newest marine platform is being developed for the Russian Navy, which will be designed to base tactical and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry.
"We are currently designing a multi-purpose platform for the Navy, which will carry a significant number of tactical drones and unmanned vehicles with reconnaissance capabilities on board," the agency interlocutor said.
According to him, it is supposed to be deck-based medium and light helicopter and airplane-type vehicles. The latter will be launched from the ship using a pneumatic catapult. "Ship-based unmanned and autonomous systems will ensure their tactical use in the coastal strip and in open sea spaces," the agency interlocutor added.
He noted that in order to ensure the flight of deck drones, it is necessary to consider compliance with a number of conditions. "This is the protection of on-board electronics from the aggressive marine environment, increased accuracy of instruments for receiving on board and sufficient strength of the hull of the devices in case of their hard landing on the deck," the agency interlocutor noted.
TASS has no official information on this matter.
The naval aviation units of the Navy have a multifunctional UAV "Orlan-10", created at the enterprise "Special Technology Center" in 2010. The characteristic features of the device allow you to use it both on land and on ships. At naval aviation airfields, an Outpost drone is also used, capable of tracking a found surface and coastal target with simultaneous target designation. The device was successfully used in conjunction with the ship's Kalibr and Onyx missile systems.
