Russia's Central Aerodynamics Institute develops vertical take-off UAV for eco-monitoring

Russia's Central Aerodynamics Institute (TsAGI) is testing a model unmanned air vehicle (UAV) developed at the institute with vertical take-off and landing capability suitable for local-area ecological monitoring and a range of other surveillance duties, TsAGI said on Thursday.

"We have now developed a model V/TOL UAV for test flights which will begin in 2011," TsAGI said.

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