{"id":121324,"date":"2015-09-10T07:05:29","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T07:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=121324"},"modified":"2015-09-12T06:28:30","modified_gmt":"2015-09-12T06:28:30","slug":"drone-buddies-russia-china-work-on-first-mrls-delivered-scout-uav","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=121324","title":{"rendered":"Drone buddies: Russia, China work on first MRLS-delivered scout UAV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russia Today — Sept 9, 2015<\/h1>\n
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A 9\u041052-4 MLRS 9\u041a58 Smerch. Click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n

Russian and Chinese engineers have allied to develop the first-ever reconnaissance drone instantly delivered to battlefields as far as 90km away using a powerful projectile of a multiple launch rocket system.<\/span><\/p>\n

Development of a drone delivered within a 300mm MRLS rocket is underway at the Splav design bureau and production center in the Russian city of Tula. The center is an integral part of Russia\u2019s Techmash Concern, a weapon developer and subsidiary of the state corporation Rostec.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis system makes tactical intelligence really fast, because the UAV is delivered to a desired distance \u2013 which could be up to 90km \u2013 by a projectile flying with tremendous speed,\u201d<\/em> Deputy Director of Techmash Concern, Dmitry Rytenkov, said at the Russia Arms Expo 2015 in Nizhny Tagil on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Once deployed, the drone should be able to monitor the area fir 25-30 minutes, transmitting data to an operational console in real time, Rytenkov said.<\/span><\/p>\n

That is more than enough for a MRLS battery to deliver a precise rocket strike and leave the firing position.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Rytenkov has not elaborated further regarding which part of the system is going to be designed in China.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both Russia and China have 300mm MRLS systems in the inventory.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Russia it is the BM-30 Smerch (Whirlwind), a 12-rocket system capable of firing rockets with up to 250kg payload to a distance of 90km.<\/span><\/p>\n

China also has several BM-30 Smerch systems, along with the domestically-developed A-100, armed with 10 rockets.<\/span><\/p>\n