New Russian Strike Drone Sirius To Make Maiden Flight In May This Year - Developer
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published January 27, 2022 | 10:23 PM
New Russian strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Sirius will perform its maiden flight in May this year, Sergey Bogatikov, the general director of its developer Kronshtadt, reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
DUBNA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 27th January, 2022) New Russian strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Sirius will perform its maiden flight in May this year, Sergey Bogatikov, the general director of its developer Kronshtadt, reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
On Thursday, Shoigu inspected the first specialized plant built by Kronshtadt in Dubna for the production of large-sized UAVs.
"The production of design documentation has been completed. Now, flight models are being manufactured.
We are making the first flight in May this year. We are finishing flight tests at the end of this year," Bogatikov told the minister.
He also noted that the new systems would be produced entirely at the new plant.
Serial deliveries of new Russian strike drones Sirius will begin in 2023, the commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces Sergei Surovikin told Shoigu.
Sirius is a further development of the Orion drone series, it has two engines and an increased take-off weight.
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