Russia and Israel to develop new drone together

August 7th, 2009 admin No comments
DATELINE: MOSCOW Aug 3

Russian helicopter maker Vertolyoty Rossii and Israels IAI are creating a new unmanned helicopter system for Gazprom

The new unmanned helicopter complex will be used to monitor gas pipelines and in solving other problems, a source in the defense industry told Interfax.

Russian specialists will soon go to Israel to negotiate this matter, the source said.

Vertolyoty Rossii will develop a helicopter platform, while IAI will create a target payload and control system.

Experts estimate that Gazprom needs 100-200 unmanned helicopter systems with the Israeli components, he said.

The unmanned helicopter will have a takeoff weight of around 500 kilograms, he said. It can carry a payload of up to 150 kilograms.

Source: Interfax-AVN

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