LLC "Group" “Kronstadt”» published an official photograph of the first prototype of the Orion unmanned aerial vehicle, which is currently being tested, According bmpd.
The first prototype of an unmanned aerial vehicle “Orion” LLC developments “Group “Kronstadt”.
The resource recalls, that “work on creating a UAV “Orion” as part of development work (OCD) “Inohodets” is led by AFK, which is part of “System” Group “Kronstadt” (St. Petersburg; to 2015 year was called “Transas”)».
"Orion" belongs to the class of medium-altitude UAVs with long flight duration. It is assumed, that the maximum duration of its flight will be at least 24 hours, and the ceiling is about 8000 m.
Bmpd help: "In October 2011 of the year, the Russian Ministry of Defense concluded with the company “Transas” contract for the creation of a reconnaissance UAV weighing about 1 tons. AT 2015 at MAKS 2015, former president of the group of companies “Transas” Nikolay Lebedev reported, that the actual take-off weight of the UAV “Orion” is 1200 kilogram, payload mass – 300 kilogram. The known data, flight tests of the first UAV prototype “Orion” were started in the spring 2016 of the year".
used photos: Ltd “Group “Kronstadt”
