Russia, India in joint drone project

[tvsram1992]

Just learned that India and Russia started talk on drone/UCAV but rest of the info are very confusing. I think India and Russia cooperating on Aura and Mig Skat.

Mig skat is ready and Aura needs good capabilities.
I wonder if the new project is stealthy one.

 

[Major Shaitan Singh]

Russian companies do have the capabilities to develop UAVs, or UCAVs, but even Russia is procuring these aircrafts from Israel, so is it really a good idea to team up with them, or shouldn't we directly team up with Israel (especially for AURA UCAV)?

However, there are some interesting unmanned aircraft concepts from Russia

Mig Skat

Sukhoi Zond 1 & 2

 

[tvsram1992]

^^^
was 2nd pic unmanned awacs?

 

[Trichy]

^^^
was 2nd pic unmanned awacs?

Yes bro.. its a U-AWACS...great concept to develop...

 

[ptltejas]

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ZOND-1
The unmanned aircraft Zond-1 is designed to perform the following tasks of national economic importance:
ATC support
Relay of communications and television transmissions



UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ZOND-2

The unmanned aircraft Zond-2 is designed to perform the following tasks of national economic importance:

Monitoring of the Earth’s surface:

- radar-based (sideways-looking radar with synthetic aperture) monitoring to identify emergency conditions (river floods, ice floes, aircraft search-and-rescue missions, etc.), as well as to record topographic changes;
- electro-optical monitoring, including IR and TV and low-level video links, to identify fires, developments in emergency situations, and to support search-and-rescue operations.
Monitoring of the ozone layer



UNMANNED AIRCRAFT ZOND-3

The unmanned aircraft Zond-3 is designed to perform the following tasks of national economic importance:

Monitoring of the air environment and ground/water surface:

- radar monitoring (sideways-looking radar with synthetic aperture) to surveil emergency conditions, record topographic changes, perform ice coverage reconnaissance, and to assess the status of oil and gas pipelines;
- electro-optical monitoring, including IR and TV and low-level video links, to monitor emergency situations and follow their development, and to support search-and-rescue operations.
Air pollution monitoring
Relay of communications transmissions


sukhoi.org/eng/planes/projects/bpla/complex/

 

[ptltejas]

ZOND-1-ZOND-2-ZOND-3M
FUNCTION Air traffic control (ATC)
Communications relay-Multispectral monitoring-Multispectral monitoring
GEOMETRY
Wingspan, m 35-35-16
Aircraft length, m 13-13-9.5
Aircraft height, m 5.5-5-3
AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE
Maximum takeoff weight, kg 12,000-12,000-2,000
Maximum payload, kg 1,500-1,500-500
Maximum flying speed, km/h M=0.5,Mach=0.6-250km
Cruising altitude, m 14,000-16,000
14,000-16,000
200-8,000
Cruising altitude, h 18-24-12
Ferry range, km 12,000-12,000-2,500
ON-BOARD EQUIPMENT Radar with phased array antenna (PAA) for ATC support, communications and TV link relay equipment

Electro-optical system for optical and IR monitoring, sideways-looking radar with synthetic aperture

Electro-optical system for optical and IR monitoring, sideways-looking radar with synthetic aperture


sukhoi.org/eng/planes/projects/bpla/char/