First Naval Drones to Be Delivered to Russian Armed Forces by End of Year, Company Says

© Sputnik . Dmitry Dubov / Go to the mediabankServicemen of a detachment of ships of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy meet in the port of Severomorsk. A detachment of ships and support vessels of the Northern Fleet has completed the Arctic campaign in the seas of the Arctic Ocean as part of the Arctic expeditionary group of ships. The twelfth Arctic campaign of the Northern Fleet began on August 10 and lasted 64 days.
Servicemen of a detachment of ships of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy meet in the port of Severomorsk. A detachment of ships and support vessels of the Northern Fleet has completed the Arctic campaign in the seas of the Arctic Ocean as part of the Arctic expeditionary group of ships. The twelfth Arctic campaign of the Northern Fleet began on August 10 and lasted 64 days. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 27.11.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The first Russian naval drones will be delivered to the Russian armed forces by the end of 2023 and tested in the zone of the special military operation in Ukraine, Mikhail Danilenko, managing director of Kingisepp Machine-Building Plant (KMZ), told Sputnik.
According to Danilenko, the drone will be able to reach a speed of up to 80 kilometers per hour (49.7 miles per hour) and have a payload of about 600 kilograms (1,322 pounds), with a cruising range of more than 200 kilometers (124 miles).

"The Ministry of Defense has already agreed on the delivery of the first 10 units, which we must send by the end of this year. This will be the first experimental batch that will be tested in the zone of the special military operation," he said.

The KMZ holding specializes in the production of boats for Russian law enforcement agencies.
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