General Atomics Aeronautical Systems introduced a new drone in the United States. Mojave can take off and sit on unprepared sites, as well as carry weapons. This is reported by Defence News.
New drone received the fuselage, which is used in the Gray Eagle model. From the past model Mojave is distinguished by an enlarged wing and a new Rolls-Royce engine with a capacity of 450 horsepower. The new device is based on the avionics of drone MQ-9 REAPER and MQ-1C Grey Eagle.
In General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, noted that the new drone can perform tasks without a prepared runway. This promotes the increased area of the wing and the new engine.
Dripping capacity of the drone is 3600 pounds (about 1630 kilograms). This allows Mojave to carry 16 HellFire missiles, radar or electro-optical complex.
Earlier, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said that the new models of Russian drones will lead to the overseas market. He noted that in 2021 foreign customers were interested in the reconnaissance drone drone “Orion-E”.
In October, the Director General of Kronstadt JSC, Sergey Bogatikov, revealed the Features of the Unifier. Orion. According to him, the open architecture allows an unmanned apparatus to carry any set of weapons.