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The drone in the form of the snowy owl — new military development of Russia

Added	Thu, 27/06/2019
Источники	gismeteo.ru
Дата публикации	Wed, 26/06/2019
Версии	UAV

The forum "Army-2019" at the stand of the Military innovative Technopolis "ERA" was presented to a surveillance drone in the form of a... the snowy owl.

"Owl" can stay aloft for up to 40 minutes, flying up to 20 km As indicated by the developers, the purpose of the device — high-precision determination of coordinates of ground targets reconnaissance integrated distance measuring method using a laser rangefinder, target designator, and a satellite system "GLONASS". Drone weighing about 5 kg is able to recognize ground targets from a distance up to 10 meters. To launch the drone and control it can one person.

The guise of owls — not only in the Arsenal. It can also be made in the form of a Falcon, with imitation of its sounds, or other birds. The developers believe that the drone is ideal for exploration and, because they are made of composite materials, will be poorly visible on the radar.

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