
The S-71M, S-71K and Dan-T drones have accuracy, maneuverability and range sufficient to perform the tasks of cruise missiles, while they are significantly cheaper than classic missiles, a Rostec representative reported in the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
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The S-71M, S-71K and Dan-T drones are being developed as part of efforts to create affordable and effective strike systems for the Russian military.
Brief retelling from RIA II
The S-71M, S-71K and Dan-T drones have accuracy, maneuverability and range sufficient to perform cruise missile missions.
The S-71M, S-71K and Dan-T drones are significantly cheaper than classic missiles.
MOSCOW, September 30 - RIA Novosti. The S-71M, S-71K and Dan-T drones have accuracy, maneuverability and range sufficient to perform cruise missile missions, Rostec said.
“In fact, a classic cruise missile is already an aircraft-type unmanned aerial vehicle. However, not every aircraft-type UAV is a cruise missile. However, in the new products S-71M, S-71K and Dan-T, this line is erased. These devices are precisely designed to perform the functions of cruise missiles and have the appropriate accuracy, maneuverability and range,” the words of a representative of the state corporation are quoted in the Krasnaya newspaper star."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The S-71M, S-71K and Dan-T drones will undergo state tests over the next 12 months.
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