Defense Ministry to Invest $158M in Drones

18 January 2012 | Issue 4804

The Moscow Times

The Defense Ministry has invested about 5 billion rubles ($158 million) with state-owned holding Russian Helicopters to develop three types of pilotless aircraft.

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Defense Ministry to Invest $158M in Drones