Russia unveils Saturn drone lineup for reconnaissance and logistics

Russia has unveiled its Saturn line of multipurpose drones. The Russians plan to use them for logistics and reconnaissance missions.

Source: Russian state-owned defence conglomerate Rostec

Details: The Russians presented two variants of the drones: the multipurpose Saturn-30 and the smaller Saturn-10. The drones were developed by the Radioelectronic Technologies concern, which also supplies and manufactures electronic components for the construction of Russia's Su-57 and Su-34 fighter jets, as "War&Sanctions" project reported. [War&Sanctions is a Ukrainian open-source intelligence and transparency platform created by Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) to track, limit, and prevent the circumvention of economic sanctions placed on Russia and its allies following the invasion of Ukraine.]

The Saturn-30 drone weighs 30 kg and has a stated payload capacity of 7 kg. The Russians claim it can reach speeds of up to 180 km/h and operate at altitudes of up to 3 km. The drone can remain airborne for up to an hour.

Quote: "It can be used for monitoring, as well as for load delivery."

More details: The other drone in the lineup presented by the Russians, the Saturn-10, weighs 10 kg and can remain airborne for up to 30 minutes. The Russians claim it is capable of independently detecting, identifying and tracking objects, as well as transmitting this information to an operator.

Quote: "Both drones are equipped with autonomous navigation and control systems based on machine vision and artificial intelligence."

Background:

• It was reported earlier that Russian forces are testing a new fixed-wing attack drone using fibre-optic communication, a fibre-optic equivalent of the Molniya UAV, with a range of up to 50 km.
• Russia has also unveiled new versions of the Depesha ground robotic system.

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