Russian Reconnaissance-Strike Drone Chirok to Begin Tests in 2015
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Moscow Research Radio Engineering Institute CEO Yuri Nevzorov told RIA Novosti that the Russian reconnaissance and strike drone “Chirok” will begin tests in 2015.
“After the new year, we will launch the test. We have three models of the aircraft in total,” said Nevzorov during the 10th Anniversary of the International Gidroaviasalon exhibition in Gelendzhik, Russia.
He also noted that “Chirok” will perform test flights in 2015 during the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS) in Zhukovsky, a city in Moscow Oblast.
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Nevzorov claimed that the drone will be used as a carrier for electronic warfare systems.
Chirok is intended for reconnaissance and can also be used as an offensive operations drone, capable of carrying weapons.
Chirok’s maximum takeoff weight is up to 700 kilograms, the payload weight limit is up to 300 kilograms. The UAS can carry opto-electronic devices for various types of monitoring, and the transport of bombs, rockets and high-precision missiles. The drone can rise to a height of 6,000 meters (approximately 19,600 feet), with a range of up to 2,500 kilometers (approximately 1,550 miles).
