Lutch (“Ray”), Russia’s first unmanned aircraft designed to carry out air strikes, will be shown at the Moscow air show next week. Manufacturer Vega will show a full-scale mock-up of the Lutch medium-range UAS at the MAKS Aviasalon 2011.
Lutch is designed for optical reconnaissance, radar, radio-relay and electronic reconnaissance missions. But it can also carry guided weapons on fuselage pylons or in a fuselage weapons bay. Up to 150-170 kilograms of ammunition and weapons control systems can be carried.
Based on the Sigma 5 piloted aircraft, Lutch has a 250-350-kilometer surveillance range, which can be augmented to 500 kilometers, and an endurance of no less than 18 hours, which can be increased with extra fuel supplies to 30 hours. With 800 kilograms of maximum take-off weight (MTOW), it flies at speeds of up to 270 kilometers per hour.
Source: RIA NOVOSTI