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rear with a V-Shape Tail. The fuselage consists of three main parts. Sensors, flight control and navigation systems and parachute system in front, fuel tank in the middle and power plant at the end. To ensure easy transportation and storage (in a special container on the trailer) wing and tail surfaces are made removable. It will take Dozor-600 only 60 minutes to re-assemble and prepare for the take-off. It will carry three types of payload: synthetic aperture radar, optical and thermal imaging for video and high-resolution camera with interchangeable lenses for pictures. It will be capable of sending the information to ground station in real-time and with a backup storage on board. It can be piloted manually by an operator or it can fly autonomously (by programming it to fly in an area through 250 reference points, accuracy of navigation is 15-30m) or combined (autonomous and manual) modes. It is planned to be also equipped for strike operations. Larger Dozor-4 and Dozor-5 versions are also planned for the future. Pictures below: http://img3067.imagevenue.com/loc441/80185_DSC01498_122_441lo_122_441lo.JPG http://img3067.imagevenue.com/loc535/80186_DSC01499_122_535lo_122_535lo.JPG http://img3067.imagevenue.com/loc572/80186_600_2_122_572lo_122_572lo.jpg Source: RIA Novosti http://www.rian.ru