Russia unveils new reconnaissance drone

According to Fars News Agency’s International Group, the Russian army on Sunday launched a test flight of a new type of reconnaissance drone.

A Russian defense industry official toldSputnik“A drone with radar and technical-radio reconnaissance capabilities has been built by the Russian company Kronstadt on the basis of the Orion R attack drone,” he said. “The test flight of this drone is underway now.”

According to the Russian military official, the radar system of this new drone will enable it to detect a variety of ground targets, including “radiation sources, such as anti-aircraft missile systems”.

He added that the new Russian drone was also capable of targeting attack drones and could be transferred to reconnaissance and attack units.

This summer, the Russian company Kronstadt announced that it was preparing for the mass production program of mumps and the start of their export from 2022.

The news of the test of this Russian drone has been published while yesterday, a year after the withdrawal of the United States from the “Open Skies” treaty, the Russian government officially withdrew from it on Saturday.

The Open Skies Treaty allows member states to use each other’s airspace for reconnaissance flights. The treaty is signed between 34 countries and aims to create a mutual understanding between the signatory countries on potentially worrying military movements and activities.

Russia and the United States were among the first countries to ratify the treaty; The treaty was signed in 1992 and entered into force on January 1, 2002. Joe Biden called Trump’s decision to pull out of the deal “short-sighted” during the US presidential campaign, saying it would increase tensions between the West and Russia, as well as the risk of miscalculations or the possibility of a conflict.

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