Russia will start producing combat drones

Russia intends to launch mass production of helicopter drones weighing 750 kg. These cars will

designed for combat in urban environments and on the front line. Discuss

Holding can become a manufacturer of dronesRussian Helicopters, part of Rostec. Unmanned helicopters will be designed according to the classic single-rotor design with a tail rotor and are designed for a payload of 200 kg. The vehicles will be equipped with a gyro-stabilized optoelectronic system, an aiming system and 6 all-round cameras.

The drones will be armed with a Kalashnikov tank machine gun with 550 rounds of ammunition, 8 unguided rockets and 16 anti-tank bombs.

According to a leading military expert in the fieldunmanned aircraft by Denis Fedutinov, in Russia there are no serial helicopter-type attack drones that would have a developed set of weapons. As he noted, such helicopters would be useful in urban combat or at the forefront.