Source: Russia conducted tests of a heavy twin-engine UAV "Sirius"

April 11 2023 9

The Russian company Kronstadt conducted the first flight test of its heavy twin-engine UAV Sirius. This became known from intelligence briefings of the US Joint Staff leaked to the Network. It is specified that the tests were carried out on February 27 this year.

Source: Russia conducted tests of a heavy twin-engine UAV "Sirius"

The Sirius unmanned aerial vehicle is one of the promising Russian developments. For the first time, it was openly told about it in 2019, and already in 2020, the layout of the device was presented to the general public.

Serial production of the latest Russian drones was planned to be established at the enterprise of the Kronstadt group in Dubna near Moscow. A little later, Sergei Surovikin, who at that time commanded the Russian Aerospace Forces, reported to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu that the first production "Sirius" would enter the troops as early as 2023.

It is known that the Sirius unmanned aerial vehicle is built according to a normal aerodynamic scheme with a thin fuselage of high elongation, a straight wing and a V-tail. The bulk of airframe parts for UAVs are made of composites.

The UAV is equipped with means of autonomous and remote control over a radio channel. In addition, it provides for the installation of a variety of target equipment. In addition to the reconnaissance function, the new UAV has the ability to independently strike using standard weapons. The drone is capable of carrying up to half a ton of payload.

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Nikolaevich I

+5

April 11 2023 16: 52

We need both "Orion", and "Sirius", and "Thunder", and "Helios-RLD" ... And more! Work, guys!
Scharnhorst

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April 11 2023 17: 20

I looked at the performance characteristics of another miracle weapon for media PR:

Tactical and technical characteristics (TTX):

length - 9 m.
wingspan - 20 m.
Max. take-off weight - 2,5 tons.
payload weight - 450 kg.
ceiling - 7000 m.
cruising speed - 180 km / h.

The pride of the aircraft modeling circle of the House of Pioneers with funding from the country's defense budget. And the pioneers are probably smeared majors ...
1. Vladimir Tuzakov
  
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  April 11 2023 21: 01
  
  You are right, this "Sirius" is already yesterday, an example of one class is Bayraktar, their air defense is being hit at once. We need a faster, turbojet in the implementation of "Stealth" technology. This will also work as a front-line attack aircraft, like the Su-25. One sees a bunch of UAVs: numerous reconnaissance ones find targets, and high-speed strike UAVs loitering in the area quickly "cover" the indicated targets, all in real time and in the shortest possible time. This is how the UAV weapon system should work. Now for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as a novelty, obsolete products are presented, such is Sirius. So who in the RF Ministry of Defense solves the problems of weapons, it seems that, apart from kickbacks, they are not interested in anything.
  1. hell MASTER
    
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    April 11 2023 22: 17
    
    The bayraktars just showed themselves very well, of course you haven’t seen hundreds of videos with them. And if there were not 100 shock UAVs, but 500?
    If the bayraktars did not show themselves, why did they begin to buy them more actively and have they already announced an increase in capacity?
    Just a cheap strike UAV is an imba, very cool in terms of efficiency and cost. Destroying 1 tank, the UAV already fully pays for itself.
    Drying25 costs like several shock UAVs, and in order to train a pilot another half the cost of drying. So also the level of training must be high, physical and psychological. After all, not everyone agrees to fly under 1000 MANPADS and die, right? However, this does not apply to UAV operators. They do not need physical training, they understand that they are sitting behind 200 km of the front and are safe, that is, they do not need to train him psychologically, unlike the drying pilot25.
    The age of shock UAVs came in 2001, the end
    1. Vladimir Tuzakov
      
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      April 12 2023 15: 35
      
      Your statements need to be refuted, because they are erroneous. According to Bayraktars, where there was no air defense (Armenia, Syria), Bayraktars are successful there. Where there is air defense, Bayraktars are unsuccessful. The Armed Forces of Ukraine had many dozens of Bayraktars, and where they were shot down, therefore, the Armed Forces of Ukraine do not buy Bayraktars further, because $ 2 million apiece is unprofitable for one or two sorties. As for the UAV - komikaze, as long as they carry a small warhead, it’s enough for a tank, not for fortifications and other purposes. For more powerful warheads, you need a large UAV, then a reusable one with a weapon suspension is more profitable. There is no need to talk about the obsolescence of attack manned aircraft (Su-25), even MANPADS are deadly. The prospect of only large second-generation UAVs to replace manned front-line aviation. Think conceptually.
hell MASTER

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April 11 2023 17: 51

Now look at the Reaper (reaper), which is better in all performance characteristics, with one engine, and we are amazed at the stories about the miracle weapon that is only being developed and tested.
By 2050 we will get shock UAVs
Sergey Latyshev

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April 11 2023 20: 47

It's interesting how aircraft modelers for the World Cup and Ch. Europe prepare new models, and extra-class, record-breaking ones, in just 2 years.
And here, all the power of the state, and such terms ....

IMHO, the aircraft modeling teams would be given resources, everyone would fill up the UAV ....
Sergei N

+1

April 13 2023 18: 08

Source: Russia tested a heavy twin-engine UAV "Sirius"

These UAVs should have been circling over the territory of Ukraine 24/7 looking for targets like HIMARS for a long time.
Flight

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5 May 2023 13: 55

The spoon is good for dinner. And we have lunch in full swing, and not only that there are no spoons, we do not use chopsticks.