Aug 22, 2019 · Russia’s Ministry of Defense shared video of the country’s new Altair/Altius unmanned aerial vehicle yesterday, uploading a video of the twin engine drone to YouTube. The drone, under...

The Sokol Altius (also Altair) is a medium-altitude long-endurance Russian unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by OKB Sokol (formerly known as Simonov Design Bureau) and Tranzas to perform reconnaissance, strike and electronic attack missions on behalf of the Russian Aerospace Forces and Navy. [1]

The Altair differs in that it has an 86-foot (26 m) wingspan (20 ft (6.1 m) greater than early and current MQ-9s). The Altair has enhanced avionics systems to better enable flights in FAA-controlled civil airspace and demonstrate "over-the-horizon" command and control capability from a ground station.

Aug 24, 2019 · Russian Ministry of Defense recently shared a video on YouTube of the new Altair/Altius unmanned aerial spy vehicle. It is a twin drone engine and has been undergoing development for a couple of years and experienced cost overruns while remaining behind schedule as well.

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The sophisticated drone will be capable of performing reconnaissance missions and destroying targets that have been detected, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said, according to the...

Oct 17, 2019 · Russian Ministry of Defense recently shared a video on YouTube of the new Altair/Altius unmanned aerial spy vehicle. It is a twin drone engine and has been undergoing development for a couple of years and experienced cost overruns while remaining behind schedule as well.

Drones Russia’s New 'Altair' Spy Drone Takes to the Skies Russia’s Ministry of Defense shared video of the country’s new Altair/Alti...

Russia’s Ministry of Defense shared video of the country’s new twin engine Altair/Altius unmanned aerial vehicle. The drone, under development for several years, reportedly experienced cost overruns and was behind schedule for several years.