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Russia is working on UAV "Hunter-B" ahead of schedule
2021-01-15

"Hunter" must be capable of autonomously hitting stationary and mobile ground targets with previously known coordinates, including with external target designation in the air.
It is assumed that the strike UAV will be equipped with an artificial intelligence system, providing it with a high degree of autonomy.
EADaily previously reported that on January 12, Russian strike drone "Hunter-B" dropped an unguided 500-kilogram bomb from its internal fuselage compartment at a ground target at the Ashuluk polygon during the first-ever test of this type of UAV. Test bombing shows that the development of the "Hunter-B" is proceeding at a rapid pace.
UAV is constructed as a "flying wing" type with a turbojet engine and a length of 14 meters. It is being developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. It's been indicated that the latest sighting and navigation system installed on the "Hunter-B" allows the use of unguided ammunition with an accuracy approaching that of a precision-guided weapon.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are urgently replacing American M777 howitzers with Soviet ones due to Lancet drones in the Kupyansk direction, the media reported.
The KUB-E guided munition complex has received export approvals, which makes it possible to promote this product abroad.
It also includes Maksim Oreshkin, the Presidential aide on economic issues, Alexander Beglov, the Governor of St. Petersburg, and others
The Special Military Operation in Ukraine was the first use of many types of Russian weapons and military equipment.
A team of researchers in northwest China says it has developed a way to use high-energy laser beams, not to destroy drones but to keep them in the air “forever”.
Using a combination of drones and machine learning techniques, researchers from The Ohio State University have recently developed a novel method for determining crop health and used it to create a new tool that may aid future farmers.
German startup Volocopter announced that its four-seat electric aircraft VoloConnect made its first successful flight in May 2022. The vehicle concept spent 2 minutes and 14 seconds in the air. The prototype has all the planned aerodynamic and tactical-technical characteristics of the future commercial product.
The Biryuch Innovation Center conducted successful flight tests of the prototype of a new model of unmanned aerial vehicle - a cargo drone. The drone is supposed to be used in emergency situations to deliver cargoes and evacuate victims.
In the nearest future an experiment on implementation of unmanned aircraft systems will start in five regions of Russia. Resolutions to this effect were signed by the Chairman of the Government Mikhail Mishustin.
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The drone market has grown steadily and continuously over the past several years. The technology is here to stay and is becoming more prevalent across numerous industries. But 2020 was a unique year due to Covid-19. Overall, respondents even felt that the changes in business models triggered by the lockdowns would actually have a positive impact on the drone industry in the long run.