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by Richard Tomkins Moscow (UPI) Aug 19, 2015
A full-sized prototype drone from Russia's United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation is to be displayed later this month. The unmanned/manned vehicle is the Chirok, a reconnaissance and combat hovercraft drone with cargo-carry capabilities. Rostec, the state-owned parent company of UIMC, says the UAV is made of composite materials, has a maximum altitude of more than 19,500 feet, a maximum range of about 1,500 miles, and a payload weight of 661 pounds. The prototype is to be displayed at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2015 in Moscow starting Aug. 25. Rostec says the drone will eventually be offered to both military and civilian customers. Unmanned aircraft will be a key topic at the MAKS-2015 exhibition and Rostec said it and its companies will present their latest developments for UAVs at the event.
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