MILEX-2007: conclusions drawn

Certainly, the most attractive UAVs were presented by Minsk Aircraft-Repair Plant - "Turman" and "Sterh" . "Sterh" is the experimental model which passes the first stage of flight tests. The 3m long UAV has 3,8 m wing span and the take-off weight of 53 kg. Development of these UAVs was ordered by the governmental structures, i.e. it is possible to assume, that Belarusian armed forces or other state structures would become the first consumers. Under the request of the Ministry of Defense of Oman presentation of the these UAVs was organized specially for the delegation of this country. Belarusian breakthrough into the sector of UAVs looks quite logical. In fact Belarus traditionally specialized on optics, communication, control systems and electronics, i.e. when all components of the UAVs are made in the country, this country should develop UAVs too. Unlike in Russia, where the designers of the UAVs cannot boast proper attention from the state, in Belarus it is possible to be sure, that all perspective developments will be supported on the governmental level. The fact that Russian exporters of arms and dual hardware have absolute mutual understanding in Belarus both with the state structures and with counterparts has been pointed out by the head of ROE’s delegation V.Varlamov.

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MILEX-2007 had also several exhibits of not so noticeable, but quite meaningful. Belarusian "Radar" presented a new mobile digital radar station "Vostok" of the meter range, which “sees Stealth aircraft times better”. The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus presented the system of super precise landing for helicopters in bad conditions, a shooting simulator on the basis of laser technologies, new information technologies on the basis of supercomputers, technologies of recycling ammunition, developed together with the Russian scientists.

Yuri Seleznyov

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