The domestic holding company "Ruselectronics" (part of Rostec) announced that the Kaluga Electromechanical Plant (JSC "KEMZ") will launch the production of T-300 and TFM-15 UAVs. The agreement was signed by the director of JSC "KEMZ", Evgeny Zolotnitsky, and the CEO of "Flying Turing Machines" (LLC "LMT"), Yuri Mazurov.
It is specified that pre-production samples of fixed-wing UAVs with vertical takeoff, the T-300 and TFM-15, were produced at the plant in Kaluga. According to the press service of Ruselectronics, the drones will be produced in two weight classes.
The aircraft are based on an easily scalable and modifiable platform. It can be used to transport cargo of various volumes, as well as to accommodate навесное equipment on its base.
According to Zolotnitsky, JSC "KEMZ" is ready to start mass production of new products, and the plant has sufficient production capacity and personnel.
In 2022, two buildings with a total area of about 3 thousand square meters were built. The company employs more than 1.3 thousand people. Zolotnitsky also did not rule out expanding production through a site at the "Kalugapribor" plant.
Earlier it was reported that the "Vostok" Design Bureauis developing a new drone of the "flying wing" type for reconnaissance and radio signal retransmission.