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MOSCOW, 4 APR-RIA Novosti. InSyria tested unique technology guidance newest tactical strike drones "Pacer" on terrorist targets with upgraded wearable complex intelligence, control and communications (CRUZ), "Sagittarius-M", as a result managed to achieve high levels of efficiency and accuracy targets in real time, reported RIA Novosti a source in the Russian defence industrial complex.
The interlocutor of the Agency did not specify when the tests were conducted, but noted that "Pacer drones also struck targets that were newly detected using the Strelets-M cruise missile SYSTEM, information about the coordinates of which was sent by ground units via communication channels to the drone control center and higher command in real time."
According to the source, ground scouts use the devices of the Sagittarius system to detect the target, display it against the background of an electronic map on a tablet with parameters and exact coordinates. This can be a tank, a cluster of armored vehicles or enemy personnel, an artillery position, a command post, and so on. Information about the target is transmitted via a secure communication channel to relevant control nodes, which assign the task of destroying the object to the nearest free-strike UAV.
"The option was also implemented with transmitting the exact coordinates of targets directly to the ground control point of attack UAVs with automatic display of the target on the electronic map of the UAV operator's area," the source added.
The source said that CRUZ does not yet allow you to directly control combat drones, the operator is engaged in this. "However, in the future, when a sufficient level of automation of domestic UAVs is achieved, it is possible that the Strelets cruise missile SYSTEM or its versions will allow ground forces to provide target designation for attack drones directly, "he explained.
In 2017, the General staff reported that the Russian military during the anti-terrorist operation in Syria managed to achieve the accuracy of "one target - one bomb". According to the chief of the General staff Valery Gerasimov, a reconnaissance and strike circuit was actively used in the near-range zone of fire damage as part of the Strelets reconnaissance, control and communications complex and the su-24M bomber.
As noted by the Minister of defenseSergei Shoigu, "Sagittarius" allows you to hit targets almost in real time, 8-12 minutes after their detection.
The medium-altitude long-duration strike drone Pacer, also known as Orion, was developed by the company "Kronstadt" commissioned by the Ministry of defense. The device can stay in the air for up to a day. Its maximum take-off weight is 1,100 kilograms, and its combat load is up to 250 kilograms. Orion is capable of using small-sized guided missiles and guided aerial bombs against ground targets.
In particular, one of the "Orions" made 38 sorties in Syria, including 17 with strikes on terrorist targets.
As noted by the Minister of defenseSergei Shoigu, "Sagittarius" allows you to hit targets almost in real time, 8-12 minutes after their detection.
The medium-altitude long-duration strike drone Pacer, also known as Orion, was developed by the company "Kronstadt" commissioned by the Ministry of defense. The device can stay in the air for up to a day. Its maximum take-off weight is 1,100 kilograms, and its combat load is up to 250 kilograms. Orion is capable of using small-sized guided missiles and guided aerial bombs against ground targets.
In particular, one of the "Orions" made 38 sorties in Syria, including 17 with strikes on terrorist targets.
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