The Ministry of Defense has announced the end of testing of the heavy reconnaissance and strike drone Altius-RU. This was announced at an expanded military department college meeting, but no details were given, only one fact was stated. AiF.ru discovered the characteristics of the Russian drone, which in fact takes the concept of the US strategic drone RQ-4 Global Hawk.
Heavy drone` `Altius-RU ''. Photo: YouTube shot
Strategic scale
Altius-RU (Reconnaissance and Strike) is classified as a heavy drone, it is one of the three large strike drones currently under development in Russia. Altius' tasks include patrolling large areas for several days. The only drone that performs such tasks today & mdash; US strategic UAV RQ-4 Global Hawk. Additionally, Altius-RU capable of carrying various payloads, including a weapon complex. The main element of the drone & mdash; High resolution active phase array radar (AFAR). Thanks to him, the unmanned complex is able to perform the full range of reconnaissance missions. & Nbsp;
In addition, the drone will be able to use aviation weapons, including guided ones. It is assumed that as a weapon the drone will be able to carry “ Thunder-2 '' hover bombs. with a total mass of 598 kg (mass of a warhead 480 kg) and a launch range of 10-50 km or guided missiles “ Grom-1 '' launch weight 594 kg (warhead weight 315 kg) with a launch range of up to 120 km. This summer, the military department announced a test complex of a drone with a full line of controlled weapons. & Nbsp;
Who is the manufacturer
Drone “ Altius '' (also called “ Altair & # 39; & # 39;) since 2011, the Kazan design office named Simonov is developing by order of the Defense Ministry. Its flight tests began in the summer of 2016. At the end of 2018, the military department decided to change contractors and transferred the project to the Civil Aviation Factory of the Civil Aviation Authority. 39; Ural (UZGA). In August 2019, the Defense Ministry released images of the Altius-U drone's first flight. The flight took place at one of the test airfields at an altitude of 800 meters and lasted 32 minutes. All systems in the complex were operating in normal mode. At the same time, the ministry said the UAV was capable of performing the full range of reconnaissance missions using optical, radio and radar equipment and staying in line. Air for more than a day. In December of the same year, the ministry and UZGA signed a contract for the development of a drone in its final form: Altius-RU. In February 2021, the Ministry of Defense signed a contract for the supply of the first batch of Altius-RU strike drones.
Features
New Russian unmanned aerial vehicle 'Altius' built according to the classic aerodynamic design with a high wing radius and V-shaped tail. Altius is known to be built using composite structural materials. Refers to long-flight medium-altitude heavy class drones. The take-off weight of the vehicle is around 6 tons, it can carry over a ton of payload. The wingspan is 28.5m, the length and mdash; 11.6 m, flight height and mdash; 12,000 m, range & mdash; up to 10,000 km. Altius, equipped with two turboprop engines, can stay in the air for up to 48 hours. The aircraft is equipped with the SP-2 inertial navigation system, which reduces the possibility of its detection in flight and provides additional resistance to induced interference. The drone can be controlled by satellite, which makes the scope of its use virtually unlimited. The combat radius of the UAV is approximately 3.5 thousand km.
Artificial Intelligence
It is assumed that the 'Altius' drone will receive elements of artificial intelligence. They will give the device new abilities, including the ability to attack ground targets on its own. After receiving the coordinates of the target, the drone, using its on-board computer, will be able to compose an algorithm to find the optimal route to the target of the attack, and also calculate the most point. suitable for dropping bombs. The drone will be able to do all of this without the assistance of the operator, while the combat drone will receive in real time all the information from the headquarters on the air situation and the location of the air defense installations. enemies and build their flight, processing incoming information. Once the combat mission is completed, the heavy drone will be able to return to base automatically by the safest route or return to the patrol area and continue to perform reconnaissance tasks.
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