Apparently, this is a new tactical UAV, created in the framework of the project "Corsair" for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The first information about the signing of a contract for the development of this device appeared in the Russian media in 2013, however, representatives of the group did not confirm it.
Already in 2015, on the eve of the Army-2015 exhibition, a representative of the United Instrument-Making Corporation, into which the Vega concern is currently integrated, spoke about creating a prototype of a small-class reconnaissance UAV Corsair.
On the snapshot hit the network, it can be seen that the device is made according to the traditional two-beam scheme with tail plumage in the form of a reverse V and a pushing screw.
According to a leading expert in the field drones Denis Fedutinov, this photo confirms the assumption that Russian specialists are creating a UAV close in dimension to the American Shadow, which was actively used during the Iraqi and Afghan campaigns of the US Army.
“It can be assumed that Corsair will apparently be able to carry out reconnaissance at distances up to 100 kilometers, remaining in the air for 8-12 hours,” he noted.
At a press conference before the opening of the MAKS-2015 air show, OPK General Director Alexander Yakunin reported that prototypes of small-sized Corsair unmanned aerial vehicles will start entering the Russian army at the end of next year, and their mass production will be launched in the first quarter of 2017 and before the end of the year is planned to reach the design capacity.