The Skvorets-NAVY drone will be able to be based on unmanned boats.

The Skvorets-NAVY drone is being upgraded for use with unmanned boats (BEC). The decision to create a single complex — a back-mounted vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) working in pairs - was made at the technical council for the development of marine unmanned systems, chaired by Admiral Alexander Moiseev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, in April this year, the Center for Unmanned Systems and Technologies (CBST) told Izvestia.

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This will help Russian fighters to find out where and where the enemy drone is flying from.

The main strike and reconnaissance element of the BACK-UAV spark will be a small Skvorets-NAVY drone, a universal FPV attack platform that will be modified to launch from unmanned offshore boats. This attack drone with a range of up to 10 km can carry up to 1.5 kg of payload. The speed of the device is up to 150 km/h. The drone is controlled by the operator in real time via specialized radio communication channels with the possibility of retransmission. In the future, satellite transmission of commands may be implemented, the development company Technodron JSC told Izvestia.

For installation on offshore platforms, vibration-resistant fasteners with automatic opening at launch are integrated into the drone's design. As well as an enhanced power supply system with the ability to quickly recharge from the onboard backup system.

"The Skvorets-NAVY UAV will be launched directly from the backup and act as a remote scout or strike element. The drone will move 5-10 km away from the boat and conduct visual or IR reconnaissance of targets. When it is detected, the operator will direct the UAV to the target. It can be equipped with various types of combat load, including cumulative or fragmentation ammunition," the developer told Izvestia.

According to the developers, the Skvorets-NAVY UAV is compatible with most modern backups. For example, with a platform like Katran.

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