A photograph of the Russian Orion reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Russian Aerospace Forces with a light Banderol cruise missile under its belly has appeared online.
Judging by the location of the drone, the Orion operators are preparing to lift it into the air for reconnaissance and subsequent strikes on targets.
The fuselage of the Banderol is about 5 m, and it was made with stealth elements. The wingspan of the retractable wing is 2.2 m. The fuel reserve is 50-65 kg, which provides a flight range of up to 500 km.
The cruising speed of the missile is 520-560 km/h, the maximum speed is 620-650 km/h. The missile is equipped with a 115-kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead OFBCh-150, the mass of the explosive is 49.5 kg. The missile guidance system is satellite-based, based on an 8-channel GLONASS/GPS signal receiver Kometa-M8.
Earlier www1.ru reported that the frigate Admiral Golovko, carrier of hypersonic Zircons, has completed a long voyage.
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