Russia to develop surface strike drones for cargo transportation up to 100 kg

The first development in this direction will be able to carry ten times less

Russian designers are working on a surface strike drone that will be invisible to radars. The new product is planned to be cheap enough for mass production.

The first "field" tests of the surface drone will be held in 2024

According to a TASS news agency source in the defense industry, the drone's payload will be up to 100 kilograms in the future, but the basic payload will be 10 kilograms. The surface drone will fly a distance of about 20 kilometers.

So far, Russia has not officially announced the existence of such multifunctional UAVs. However, it is known that they are included in the part of the projected advanced marine mobile robotic systems from the "Nevsky PKB".