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The new scheme of operation of the Kronstadt drones will allow you to see the incipient fire, fix and localize it

The Kronstadt company is engaged in the creation of a line of unmanned helicopters with a take-off weight from 350 kg to 1.5 tons. This was announced by the general director of Kronstadt, Sergey Bogatikov, during the demonstration of a 450 kg take-off helicopter to Deputy Prime Minister Borisov at the Army-2021 forum.

Preliminary design of a high-speed stealth attack drone "Thunder" and capable of combining into a "swarm" of Lightning drones is underway, Sergey Bogatikov, general director of the Kronstadt UAV developer and manufacturer, said in an interview with Interfax.

Deliveries of Orion reconnaissance and strike drones abroad may begin next year, Sergei Bogatikov, CEO of Kronstadt, said in an interview with Interfax.

Serial attack drones "Orion" ("Pacer") for deliveries to the Russian military will be equipped with new ammunition, the CEO of the Kronstadt company Sergey Bogatikov said in an interview with Interfax.

The developer of the Kronstadt UAV is ready to cooperate with Ilyushin to create a transport drone based on the Il-112B aircraft, the company's CEO Sergey Bogatikov said in an interview with Interfax.

The import-substituted UAV "Outpost-R", previously produced under an Israeli license, received shock functions, follows from the materials for the Army-2021 forum.

The air defense calculations used the Favorit anti-aircraft missile system and the Pantsir-S1 missile and gun system to repel a raid by bombers and unmanned aircraft of a conditional enemy at the Privolzhsky airfield in the Astrakhan region.

Russia is ready to provide all types of Myanmar's armed forces with equipment and weapons within the framework of military-technical cooperation, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, told Interfax.

The Russian Defense Ministry has signed contracts for the supply of reconnaissance and strike drones "Pacer-RU" ("Orion") and "Outpost-R", the military department told reporters.

Another state contract was also signed for the repair of the MiG-31 with modernization to the level of the MiG-31BM

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation signed a contract for the modernization of the carriers of the Dagger MiG-31K hypersonic missiles within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, the military department told reporters.

Today, there are few skeptics about Russia's ability to develop ultra-modern weapons. "The last of the Mohicans" was found in Ukraine. Military expert Mikhail Zhirokhov compared drones of Russian and Turkish production. Although he himself admits that this is a thankless occupation, and little is known about the Russian "Pacer", but "Bayraktar" is better.

The international military-technical forum "Army-2021" became the place of the public premiere of the helicopter light multi-purpose guided missile (LMUR) "Product 305". The authors of the Defense Express publication believe that two projects can become the Ukrainian response to the new Russian missile, but they turned out to be unnecessary.

The contract was signed for the next two years

A contract has been signed for the supply of 30 modernized Ka-52M helicopters to the Ministry of Defense until 2023. This was announced on Tuesday by the head of the Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec) Andrey Boginsky.

As a result of the modernization, the navigation accuracy and reliability indicators of the missile carriers will significantly increase, the service life of the aviation complex will be extended, and the take-off and landing characteristics will be improved.

After the official opening, which took place on Monday, August 23, numerous negotiations between customers and manufacturers of military equipment, meetings with foreign delegations, various forums and round tables began in the Patriot Park. And, of course, the demonstration of new products continued. Not only combat shooting systems were presented, but also equipment for non-military purposes.

Contracts for the modernization of Tu-95MS and MiG-31 aircraft were signed between the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the enterprises of PJSC UAC (part of the Rostec State Corporation) within the framework of the Army-2021 MVTF.

The Rostec United Engine Corporation, within the framework of the Army-2021 MVTF, has concluded a state contract with the Russian Defense Ministry for the supply of a batch of NK-32 series 02 engines for Tu-160M missile carriers in the amount of 7.5 billion rubles.

Kronstadt will supply the Russian military with five complexes with new-generation Sirius attack drones, the company's press service reported.

American fifth-generation fighters F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II can be detected by Russian radars, Pavel Sozinov, General designer, Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey concern, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an easy target for Russian anti-aircraft missile systems, Pavel Sozinov, general designer, deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey concern, told RIA Novosti.