Prema navodima sajta RIA novosti, 50 ruskih operatera je trenutno na obuci za upravljanje bespilotnim letelicama iz Izraela.
Rusija je sklopila dva ugovora o kupovini izraelskih BPL.
Prema prvom ugovoru iz 2009. su isporučena 2 "Bird Eye 400" sistema vredna 4 miliona dolara, 8 "I View MK150" taktičkih BPL vrednih 37 miliona dolara i dva "Searcher Mk II" sistema BPL vredna 12 milliona dolara.
Drugi ugovor je sklopljen za kupovinu 36 BPL a vredan je oko 100 miliona dolara, i isporuke se očekuju do kraja godine.
Rusija je do sada uložila oko 72 miliona dolara u sopstvene projekte koji su ili završili debaklom na demonstracijama za vojne zvaničnike, ili nisu ispunjavali zahteve vojske po pitanju performansi i drugih karakteristika. bog toga je ruska vojska odlučila da potraži rešenje u inostranstvu, a ministarstvo odbrane trenutno pregovara sa izraelskom stranom o ulasku u zajednički razvoj vredan oko 300 miliona dolara.
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Russian servicemen 'mastering' use of Israeli droneshttp://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20100906/160484967.html15:21 06/09/2010
Some 50 Russian military servicemen are undergoing training in the use of Israeli-built unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Monday.
Some 50 Russian military servicemen are undergoing training in the use of Israeli-built unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said on Monday.
Earlier on Monday, Russia and Israel signed a military cooperation agreement.
"We have bought 12 UAV systems from Israel, and 50 servicemen are currently being trained to operate them," Serdyukov said during a meeting with his visiting Israeli counterpart, Ehud Barak.
According to a Moscow-based think tank on the international arms trade, Russia has signed two UAV contracts with Israel.
Under the first contract, signed in April 2009, Israel delivered two Bird Eye 400 systems (worth $4 million), eight I View MK150 tactical UAVs ($37 million) and two Searcher Mk II multi-mission UAVs ($12 million).
The second contract was for the purchase of 36 UAVs, worth a total of $100 million, to be delivered later this year.
Russia and Israel are currently negotiating the establishment of a joint venture to produce UAVs, worth an estimated $300 million.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin said in April that Russia had spent about 5 billion rubles ($172 million) on the development of indigenous drones, which eventually failed their tests.
Russian Air Force head Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said last November that Russian UAVs do not satisfy the requirements for speed, altitude and other specifications.
The Russian military stressed the need to provide the Armed Forces with advanced reconnaissance systems in the wake of a brief military conflict with Georgia in August 2008, when the effectiveness of Russian military operations was severely hampered by the lack of reliable intelligence.
According to various estimates, the Russian military needs up to 100 UAVs and at least 10 guidance and control systems to ensure effective battlefield reconnaissance.
MOSCOW, September 6 (RIA Novosti)[/quote]
Izvor: RIA Novosti