Serial deliveries of new drones to the troops will begin in 2023
MOSCOW, February 7. /tass/. The Sirius attack drone, upgraded for the Russian Navy, will be able to perform the role of a search and rescue vehicle and a scout. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the Kronstadt company.
"Together with the naval aviation of the Russian Navy, scientific research is being carried out to determine the technical appearance of the modernized Sirius, designed to solve tasks in the interests of the fleet. It is supposed to be an anti-submarine variant, a variant of a scout-designator, a search and rescue vehicle and a repeater," the company said.
Earlier it was reported that serial deliveries of new Sirius drones to the troops will begin in 2023.
"Sirius" (development work "Pacer-RU") is a further development of the Orion drones, has two engines and an increased take-off weight. The first flight is expected in May 2022. Sirius will be mass-produced at the first specialized factory for the production of large-size unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) built by Kronstadt in Dubna.