Russia’s Upgraded Altius UAV Makes First Flight

Credit: Russian defense ministry
The Russian Defense Ministry released a video of the first flight of the upgraded Altius-U long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle on Aug 20. According to the military, the aircraft ascended up to 800 meters during the 32 min. flight in fully autonomous mode. The six-ton UAV can stay in the air “more...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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