Helios-RLD unmanned aerial vehicle of the Kronstadt companyDUBNA (Moscow region), 27 Jan. The first flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle of the Helios-RLD radar patrol, manufactured by JSC Kronstadt, is scheduled for 2024, said Sergey Bogatikov, CEO of the company. These are Helios-RLD, Thunder and Lightning,” Bogatikov reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. A sample of the Orion UAV with satellite communications He specified that a draft design is currently underway for the Helios-RLD UAV. “Our task this year is to submit a draft design. We are ready next year to fully release the RKD (working design documentation), start pre-production and ensure the first flight of this aircraft in 2024,» the head of Kronstadt said. Bogatikov noted that a similar situation has developed with a high-speed unmanned aerial vehicle » Thunder.» «This is the concept of a faithful wingman, it provides a breakthrough in the first place of air defense in depth. We are ready to carry out work on it in the coming years,» the general director explained. The head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, and the governor of the Moscow Region, Andrey Vorobyov, also got acquainted with the new production. » />»This is the best equipment in the world.» What will the Russian army be equipped with in 2022
