The head of “Kronstadt” Bogatikov: missiles were launched in Russia for the first time from a helicopter-drone “Termit” 
attack unmanned helicopter “Termit”. The range of their action is six kilometers, and the flight is being corrected. Sergei Bogatikov, the general director of the Kronstadt development company, spoke about this, RIA Novosti reports.
Until then, helicopter drones with missile weapons were not used in the country. The novelty, developed by the Strela Research and Production Enterprise (NPP), which is part of Kronstadt, was presented at the Army-2021 forum. The S-8L missiles were created by the Kalashnikov concern.
“The S-8L aircraft missiles proposed by the concern will indeed be included in the armament complex of this helicopter. The first tests with the use of these ammunition have already been carried out as part of initiative work, “Bogatikov explained.
At the forum, a contract was signed between NPP Strela and the Ministry of Defense for the supply of Termit drones. Also at the exhibition, the deputy head of the department, Alexei Krivoruchko, said that in the near future these helicopters will enter the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Earlier, the head of the special design bureau at Strela, Boris Trunov, said that experimental design work (ROC) on the creation of the Termit drone will be completed in 2021. According to him, this helicopter-type strike-reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle is the first and only product in its class in Russia for the practical firing of unguided and corrected aircraft missiles.