Tipchak UAV

The Tipchak unmanned aerial vehicle was a Russian reconnaissance system that first saw action in Georgia in 2008. The results of the deployment were sufficiently discouraging that Russia's armed services turned to other systems.

Tipchak is launched by catapult and recovered by parachute. Preparation for launch requires 20 minutes; mission review requires 30 minutes. It can conduct real-time search, detection, identification and plotting at a range of up to 25 mi (40 km) from a...