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By Franz-Stefan Gady
An aircraft model at the MAKS airshow near Moscow might provide some clues on future Russian UAV programs.
Is Russia working on an advanced military unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of shooting down the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter? According to James Drew over at globalflight.com, the answer could be yes.
At this year’s MAKS airshow, which took place in August near Moscow, Drew talked to the first deputy chief executive officer of the electronic systems producer KRET, Vladimir Mikheev, about a drone model on display at the event. Mikheyev revealed that there was more to the miniature than would meet the eye.
Surprisingly, rather than just being a mere marketing tool to attract future customers, the displayed model is allegedly based on an actual prototype of a new combat drone equipped with deeply-integrated electronic warfare systems developed by the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), according to Mikheev.
Read the full story at The Diplomat