A project to create a new jet-powered strike unmanned aerial vehicle is being considered at JSC Military Industrial Corporation NPO Mashinostroeniya. The specialists of this organization plan to improve a number of characteristics and create highly maneuverable attack unmanned aerial vehicles., which would be equipped with jet engines.
As stated in the report presented by NPO Mashinostroeniya, it is planned to improve the aerodynamic characteristics of the drone through the use of a wing of complex shape, and takeoff and landing characteristics - by equipping the wing with adaptive mechanization of the leading and trailing edges.
The developers believe, that such unmanned aerial vehicles will combine such useful properties as high maneuverability and low radar visibility. This will allow drones to bypass layered air defense, evade fighter-interceptors and complete missions, which now face manned attack aircraft. The cost of manufacturing and maintaining UAVs is much lower, than aircraft. The absence of a crew in the apparatus itself allows you to perform the most dangerous tasks., without risking the lives of pilots.
An integrated layout with a ventral air intake will be taken as the basis for creating a new drone. The dimensions of such a UAV will be small, which will reduce the cost of the device, equip it with appropriate weapons and equipment.
note, that the special military operation of the RF Armed Forces in Ukraine demonstrated the importance of unmanned aircraft in modern warfare and the need to improve existing and develop new drones, in service with the Russian army. Author:Ilya Polonsky
