New Russian Stealth UAV
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The AirShow to be held in Moscow, Russia at the end of August is attracting many companies, all looking forward to present the latest fruits of their labor and funds. One of those companies, United Instrument Manufacturing Corporatiot, will present its Chirok – an unmanned aerial vehicle that can perform various missions such as attacks and aerial reconnaissancs, without risking human lives. As the UAV makes its way towards the target, the weapons aboard, installed in an inner compartment, are undetectable – which increases the platform’s aerodynamics abilities. Furthermore, the fuselage allows it to move towards the target without being detected on the enemy’s radar.
The russian news agency, Sputnik, reports that this state-of-the-art vehicle was developed in the radio waves engineering research laboratories, placed in Moscow. Dimitri Shugaev, CEO of Russian Rostec, whose subsidiary is the manufacturer of the Chirok, says that this new UAV is made partly from ingredients and materials that are the at the forefront of Russian technology and were invented and developed specifically for this project. As for the platform’s payload ability – it can reach 700 kgs. Its maximum flying height is six kilometers and its flight range is around 2,000 kilometers.
Stealth abilities for UAVs are nothing new. It was the United States, back in 1958, who started research of this special ability with which a vehicle can move through enemy territory without being detected on radar. Nowadays, there are many varieties of stealth aerial vehicles, some of those being manned fighter jets, but some, with recent technology, are unmanned as well. A lot has been said recently on the F-35 due to arrive in Israel to be used by the Israeli air force as its most prized possession. Not only that, in the future, some maritime vehicles, especially those that operate underwater, could enjoy these advanced stealth capailities as well.
