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A drone used in a Russian test.

According to Russian media reports, the Messenger Satellite Systems Company under the Russian State Space Corporation recently announced that the company has completed the test of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle via satellite for the first time.

The report said that the purpose of using satellites to control drones is to track drones in areas where there are no other means of communication. The relevant test was jointly completed by the Messenger Satellite Systems Company and a drone company.

To test the relevant technologies, the research team used an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to carry a test model of the MESSENGER satellite and a simplified antenna to complete ground tests and field flight tests, effectively evaluating the ability to establish communications, transmit UAV telemetry data to satellites, and send ground control station commands to UAVs via satellites.

The head of the "Messenger" satellite system company said that the successful test of this technology will take the development of Russian drones to a new level, and it will also create conditions for Russia to develop and use large long-range drones. At present, the United States and other countries have mastered this technology. (Compiled by Cao Yabo)

(China National Defense News)