A swap deal between Russia and Israel in 2008 provided the Russian military with secret codes for Georgian drones, while Jerusalem obtained access to information on Iranian missile systems, according to fresh publications by Wikileaks. Georgia purchases its unmanned aerial vehicles from Israel, which later gave Moscow the “data link” code in exchange for codes for Tor-M1 missile complexes...
Russian Helicopters has received 5 billion rubles ($160 mln) from the federal budget for the development of three types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). After charging that smaller domestic developers wasted public funds – and pointedly purchasing Israeli drones for military trials – the Defense Ministry has switched to a big holding with sufficient capacity to develop and produce indigenous...
Russia today reports another instance of sUAS being used for journalism. As the Murdoch owned Daily Drone based in the USA has discovered its not all that legal. Recently a citizen mapping group took aerial images of an occupy protest from kites. Perhaps bringing this aerial observation technique onto regulators radar. Would you believe it as I pressed send...
ZALA AERO GROUP has announced today that it plans to launch a new micro VTOL UAS by March 2012. The development is based on the success enjoyed by the current micro VTOL UAS ZALA 421-21 manufactured by ZALA AERO GROUP since being launched in November 2010. Currently ZALA 421-21 is being used by emergency services and civil agencies, which...
ZALA AERO GROUP has announced today that it plans to launch an upgraded ZALA 421-E16 UAS. This new upgrade includes the platform having the latest digital HD transmitter, 2W or 4W amplifier and a new antenna that will be installed in the wing. Later in 2012 fixed wing UAS ZALA 421-04M and VTOL UAS ZALA 421-23 will also receive similar...
Stephen Trimble from the DEWline reports Russia’s strange absence of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) stands out among the world’s biggest military spenders. The idea of home-grown, medium-altitude UAV for surveillance and strike is certainly not some US and Israeli fetish. China has the Pterodactyl (also known as Wing-Loong), India has the Rustom. Even relatively smaller spenders, like the United...
Unlike AUVSI 2011 Washington where no sUAS flying took outdoors as regulations don’t permit it the MAKS show in Russia had an airframe completing security flights around the event. From 15th to 21st August ZALA AERO GROUP demonstrated its latest development UAS ZALA 421-16E at MAKS airshow in conjunction with manned aviation. ZALA AERO GROUP revealed its latest fixed wing UAS ZALA...
ZALA AERO GROUP has developed a brand-new unmanned aircraft system with superior performance characteristics in comparison with current UAS available on the national market. Advanced aerodynamics and gyrostabilization allow for exceptionally quality photo and video reconnaissance using 18 Mpx Electro and Optical 20x zoom camera. UAV is designed in company’s custom “flying wing” manner with pushing propulsion system. “We...
Russia’s leading drone developer, Vega, will unveil its latest model at the MAKS-2011 air show. Company spokesman Alexei Nedelin said that the new drone, named Luch after the design bureau that developed the bulk of the technology, can be armed with up to 170 kg of weapons systems along with control systems. The Luch represents one of the first...
Lutch, Russia’s first unmanned air vehicle (UAV) designed to carry out air strikes, will be shown at the Moscow air show next week, according to its producer, Vega. “Vega will show a full-scale mock-up of the Lutch medium-range UAV at MAKS 2011,” a Vega representative said. “Lutch is designed for optical reconnaissance, radar, radio-relay and electronic reconnaissance missions,” he...
