Russia’s top brass shows Orion strike drone with armament for first time

Russia’s Defense Ministry has presented what is thought to be the first imagery of the Orion medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned COMBAT air vehicle (MALE UCAV) with underwing stores fitted. “The Defense Ministry of Russia shows the ‘Inokhodets’ reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle,” the ministry said in a statement. In the photo, the drone is shown with beam holders under the wings for fastening the armament and the attached ammunition. The drone has a desert camouflage color. The Orion (the ‘Inokhodets’ experimental design work) is a medium-altitude, long-duration unmanned aerial system with a maximum take-off weight of 1 tonne and a…