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being developed by the Russian

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aircraft.

History

The prototype of the Helios-RLD drone was first demonstrated in the Patriot Park at the ARMY-2020 forum. Helios is a radar surveillance drone. The UAV was also demonstrated at the MAKS-2021 aerospace show.

Specifications

References

{{Soviet and Russian UAVs, state=expanded Unmanned military aircraft of Russia