The Sigma unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufactured by AVAKS-GeoService was presented at the XII forum "Information Technologies in the Service of the Defense Industry Complex" (ITOPK-2023), which takes place in Krasnoyarsk from September 27 to 29. The stand with the drone interested many guests of the event.
Nikolai Gulyutin, an employee of AVAKS-GeoService, spoke about the technical characteristics of Sigma. According to him, the flight range of the drone, equipped with an internal combustion engine (ICE), is 500 km. Sigma can spend up to 6 hours in the air.
Gulyutin clarified that by expanding the fuel section, the flight range can be increased to 1000 km, and the time in the air to 12 hours. In addition, the design of the drone allows it to carry a payload of up to 5 kg. A camera, thermal imager, or laser rangefinder can be installed as cargo on Sigma.
Earlier www1.ru wrote about the development of a promising Angraviti drone, which is being worked on by employees of the startup of the same name.
