Russian MALE-class Orion Drones arrived for the troops after being successfully tested!

MALE-class Orion Drones (Medium Altitude, Long Durability) have begun to arrive for experimental combat operations in the Russian Air Force.

"The Orion drone in its attack configuration can carry up to four missiles, which have been successfully tested. Drones have begun to arrive for Russian forces for operational evaluation, after which the command will make the decision to launch them into production series and receive them for service," the source said. that.

Orion Chief Designer Nikolai Dolzhenkov told TASS in response to his request to comment on source information about the experimental battle drone operations that "it is still early to determine these aspects." "We have trials at their final stage and it would be better to talk about it when we finally finish it and we will do this in the near future," he added.

The expert notes that Orion has completed a country trial with a small number of critical comments. "Operational documentation is being developed," he added.

"The Aerospace Force has a proposal on setting up units to employ long-range heavy attack drones and long-lasting durability. So far, it appears that these units will be mixed to consist of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles," the expert said.

Orion is a medium-height drone, long-lasting with a maximum take-off weight of 1 ton and a maximum load of 200 kg. The drone has a 7.5 km service ceiling and the maximum flight duration with a standard payload is 24 hours. Drones can develop speeds of up to 200 km / hour. Drones are being developed by the Kronshtadt Group.

At the 2018 international Army arms exhibition, the Kronshtadt Group demonstrated the drone weapons control system and prototype ammunition from its own development weighing up to 50 kg which could be equipped with various warheads.

Another TASS source in the defense industry said in February 2019 that in 2018 Orion drones had been tested for using air bombs but did not specify the type of ammunition.

At the MAKS-2019 air show, Chief Designer of the Kronshtadt Dolzhenkov Group told TASS that the Orion drone is in the final stages of testing and that the Russian Ministry of Defense will get one such unmanned air vehicle before the end of the year.

Source : Tass.News.

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