Russian autonomous war tanks to have tethered support drones
The Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) has developed a tethered drone that can stay in the air indefinitely and move at full speed with a Russian Armata tank, according to reports. The Pterodactyl drone, which is linked to a military vehicle via a cable and requires no batteries, uses a tiltrotor mechanism to levitate and fly, it also comes with thermal imaging and radar. Military expert Oleg Zheltonozhko said using a drone in such a way was a "logical solution for future armoured vehicles."

Tanks "Armata" of the mechanized columns of the Central Military District's Moscow Garrison during the rehearsal of the military parade to mark the 71st Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, at the Alabino training ground, Moscow Region.

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A report by Izvestia online newspaper entitled, “Russia’s Armata tanks to be equipped with reconnaissance drone,” published on this page on Nov. 24 was incorrect. A representative of the Moscow Aviation Institute, Darya Strunkina, informed RBTH that the report published by Izvestia is false. Therefore, the report has been removed from the RBTH website.

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