Rostec's Bekkhan Ozdoev said that Russia has successfully tested its loitering munitions in combat conditions in Syria, and noted that they are "very effective tools on the battlefield" that are cheaper than missiles and nearly invisible to radar.
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He noted that loitering munition production will go to the Russian Armed Forces first before exports, though he said there is ample foreign demand. He said the Korsar UAV is undergoing trial operation. 2/
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When asked about the negative articles in the foreign press about the Pantsir air defense system after losses in Syria and Libya last year, he called it a "planned campaign aimed at discrediting Russian military products in general and the Pantsir in particular." 3/ 
He said the T-14 Armata can be used as an autonomous combat robot, which they have tested, though he said they won't serial produce the T-14 in such a role. He said Rosoboronexport's export portfolio is still around $50 billion. 4/
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