Russian drone "Sirius" could be improved thanks to American technology from the MQ-9 Reaper shot down over the Black Sea

American technology from the MQ-9 Reaper could be used to improve the Sirisus drone. This is reported

Russian media, so the information should be taken with a healthy dose of skepticism or, as they say in the UK, with a grain of salt.

What is known

To begin with, we recall that the incident with the MQ-9 Reaperoccurred over the Black Sea in mid-March of this year. Two Russian Su-27 fighters first dropped fuel on the drone, and then one of them caught the drone with its wing. As a result, the US Air Force decided to sink the MQ-9 into the sea.

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Russian media report that the military was able topick up the wreckage of the unmanned aerial vehicle and examine them. They also write that the technology from the MQ-9 Reaper was allegedly able to help refine the Russian Sirius drone. But the source does not go into details.

As for the Russian drone, severalweeks he made the first flight, although development began in 2019. "Sirius" has a length of 9 meters, a wingspan of 20 meters and a cruising speed of 180 km / h.

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During the flight, the drone can dropKAB-100 air bombs, FAB-100 high-explosive bombs, RBC-500U free-fall bombs and ODAP-500PVM volumetric detonating bombs from a height of up to 7 km. The maximum combat load is 450 kg.