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Russian Reconnaissance-Strike Drone Chirok to Begin Tests in 2015
UAV "Chirok" is intended for reconnaissance and can also be used as an
offensive operations drone, capable of carrying weapons
(c) Photo press-service of United Instrument-Making Corporation
14:20 07/09/2014
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GELENDZHIK, September 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russian reconnaissance and
strike drone "Chirok" will begin tests in 2015, the CEO of the Moscow
Research Radio Engineering Institute Yuri Nevzorov told RIA Novosti on
Sunday.
"After the new year , we will launch the test. We have three models of
the aircraft in total," said Nevzorov during the 10th Anniversary of
the International Gidroaviasalon exhibition in Gelendzhik, Russia.
He also noted that "Chirok" will perform test flights in 2015 during
the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS) in Zhukovsky a city
in Moscow Oblast.
Nevzorov claimed that the drone will be used as a carrier for
electronic warfare systems.
The aircraft was presented to the United instrument Corporation (UIC),
a member of the corporation, Rostec, during the global trade fair,
INNOPROM, held in Ekaterinburg from July 9 to 12.
In ordinary life, Chirok can be used to observe and assess different
situations - to monitor the threat of fire in forests, disaster areas
and road and traffic conditions, as well as for patrol. As for
military utility, Chirok is intended for reconnaissance and can also
be used as an offensive operations drone, capable of carrying weapons.
Chirok's maximum takeoff weight is up to 700 kilograms, the payload
weight limit is up to 300 kilograms. The UAV can carry opto-electronic
devices for various types of monitoring, and the transport of bombs,
rockets and high-precision missiles. The drone can rise to a height of
6,000 meters (approximately 19,600 feet), with a range of up to 2,500
kilometers (approximately 1,550 miles).
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140907/192714947/Russian-Reconnaissance-Strike-Drone-Chirok-to-Begin-Tests-in.html
From: Baghdasarian
UAV "Chirok" is intended for reconnaissance and can also be used as an
offensive operations drone, capable of carrying weapons
(c) Photo press-service of United Instrument-Making Corporation
14:20 07/09/2014
Related News
Russian Western Military District Troops Learning to Destroy Enemy Drones
Russian Troops to Study Drone Use in Armenia
Drones to Patrol Skies of Russia's Far East
GELENDZHIK, September 7 (RIA Novosti) - Russian reconnaissance and
strike drone "Chirok" will begin tests in 2015, the CEO of the Moscow
Research Radio Engineering Institute Yuri Nevzorov told RIA Novosti on
Sunday.
"After the new year , we will launch the test. We have three models of
the aircraft in total," said Nevzorov during the 10th Anniversary of
the International Gidroaviasalon exhibition in Gelendzhik, Russia.
He also noted that "Chirok" will perform test flights in 2015 during
the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS) in Zhukovsky a city
in Moscow Oblast.
Nevzorov claimed that the drone will be used as a carrier for
electronic warfare systems.
The aircraft was presented to the United instrument Corporation (UIC),
a member of the corporation, Rostec, during the global trade fair,
INNOPROM, held in Ekaterinburg from July 9 to 12.
In ordinary life, Chirok can be used to observe and assess different
situations - to monitor the threat of fire in forests, disaster areas
and road and traffic conditions, as well as for patrol. As for
military utility, Chirok is intended for reconnaissance and can also
be used as an offensive operations drone, capable of carrying weapons.
Chirok's maximum takeoff weight is up to 700 kilograms, the payload
weight limit is up to 300 kilograms. The UAV can carry opto-electronic
devices for various types of monitoring, and the transport of bombs,
rockets and high-precision missiles. The drone can rise to a height of
6,000 meters (approximately 19,600 feet), with a range of up to 2,500
kilometers (approximately 1,550 miles).
http://en.ria.ru/russia/20140907/192714947/Russian-Reconnaissance-Strike-Drone-Chirok-to-Begin-Tests-in.html
From: Baghdasarian