A unique Russian drones can navigate in space without GPS.

The information and news resource Avia.pro showed information that the Russian Federal Service for Intellectual Property issued a patent to the engineers of Samara University for the unmanned aerial vehicle "Photon 601". A key feature of this drone is that it can navigate in space and on terrain without using a GPS system, that is, in fact, it does not depend on the satellite coverage network.

"The unmanned aerial vehicle" Photon 601 "represents a unique drone, which is due to its independence from global positioning systems. This gives a lot of advantages, for example, allows you to fly in those regions of the globe, where for some reason, access to the satellite network is severely limited. This is extremely advantageous from a military point of view, since in fact, a dronesman will be able to function even in the case of creating radio electronic jammers ", - the expert Avia.pro marks.

The reason why the unmanned aerial vehicle "Photon 601" can navigate in the terrain and in space without satellite navigation is covered in unique electronic components, in particular, it is a navigation block that allows to carry out video navigation.

"Analogues like the UAV" Photon 601 "in the world simply does not exist!", - experts say.

It should be clarified that the unique function allows the drone to return to the point of its take-off in case of loss of the main signal from the satellites, and the maximum autonomy of the drone flight is 32 hours, which makes it possible to carry out a flight of huge territories.

Characteristics of the UAV "Photon 601":

• Cruising speed - 120 km / hour;
• The maximum range of video transmission is up to 120 km;
• The maximum flight altitude is up to 5000 meters on the ground;
• Flight modes - Auto / Manual;
• Maximum takeoff weight - 50 kg;
• Camcorder - Zoom 10x;
• The thermal imager is 640x480.

To date, the unmanned aerial vehicle "Photon 601" has been successfully tested in real conditions.