Russia’s copy of Reaper

A commercial imaging satellite flew over the Gromov Flight Research Institute near Moscow on May 31, 2016 and managed to capture a picture of the new Russia MALE unmanned aerial vehicle – Orion.

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Photo: TerraServer

The overall dimensions and configuration of the aircraft suggests that Russian designers reference the American Reaper during the development of the plane.

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