11:24 15/03/2012
MOSCOW, March 15 (RIA Novosti)Tags: Irkut, Vietnam, Russia
Russian warplane
maker Irkut has signed a contract with Vietnam to build a small unmanned aerial
vehicle (UAV) for the Southeast Asian country, Izvestia daily reported on
Thursday.
The $10 million
deal, with Vietnam Aerospace Association (VASA), was signed on Wednesday, Yury
Malov, head of the Irkut Engineering, Irkut's subsidiary, told Izvestia.
The firm will
build a 100-kilogram mini-drone, as well as transmitting and remote control
systems to operate it. It will also help "teach the Vietnamese side how to
maintain and use the drones" until VASA "has had the experience"
enabling it to build the UAVs itself, Malov said.
He said the UAVs
are intended for civilian use but could "in future" be used for
defense purposes.
VASA refused to
confirm it had struck the deal.
Irkut has already
built UAVs for Belarus.
Malov said Irkut may launch a "serial production" of UAVs for Vietnam should it like the Russian drone
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