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In Russia, developed an underwater drone "Skat"

18:04 30.03.2023 Science

Russia has developed an underwater vehicle "Skat", designed to monitor hydraulic structures, demining and lifting objects. Andrey Bratenkov, executive director of the design bureau (KB) Spektr Engineering, told TASS about this.

According to him, the telemetry-controlled drone received a flight controller that allows you to effectively control the device from the ground. "Scat" is also designed for reconnaissance and lifting objects from a depth of up to 100 meters.

The cost of "Skat" is 1.5 million rubles. The device can work in the conditions of flowing and stagnant water. Drone weighing 4.7 kilograms develops a speed of up to nine kilometers per hour. Bratenkov clarified that the company has developed a prototype of an apparatus that floats and submerges. Also, the design bureau is ready to start small-scale assembly.

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He noted that when creating the drone, the developers took into account the wishes of the representatives of the Russian Armed Forces who take part in the special military operation (SVO). “Now everything has melted in the NWO zone. "Scat" can be effectively used in demining operations. Russian intelligence officers expressed the wish that an underwater drone be created that could be launched to the opposite shore, so that the device would leave a mine at the water's edge. Skat is fully suited to this task,” said Bratenkov.

Earlier, Bratenkov said that the specialists of the Spektr Engineering Design Bureau had developed a robotic platform for the destruction of armored vehicles. A ground drone can carry five kilograms of payload.

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