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 It is the Caspian sjomonstret, Orlyonok, as the Coast Guard re interested.
Russian Coast Guard is considering building ground effect craft, ekranoplan, as surveillance craft along the Russian border.
Ground Effect Craft of various types were used by the former Soviet
armed forces to quickly move equipment and troops across the Caspian
Sea, Black Sea and along the rivers.
Spacecraft flies just above the ground thanks to a cushion of air formed between the wings and the ground. A model that was built in a few specimens were A-90 Orlyonok, as the Coast Guard is now re interested. The craft had a top speed of 400 km / h and could load 28 tons. A vessel of 400 tons for the firing of missiles were also built. It was called in the west of the Caspian sjomonstret. The Coast Guard wants to build a center for ekranoplan at the now defunct Avangardvarvet in the city of Petrozavodsk, reports the news service Ria Novosti. Ground Effect craft would under Russian coast guard to be effective in monitoring shipping lanes in the Arctic and along the long Russian rivers. |
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