<p>Russia and Israel are negotiating a joint project to build an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We are negotiating with Israel. Our aim is to persuade them to start technological cooperation and to develop a product that will be used in both countries, and could also be sold to third countries," Rogozin told the Rossia-24 TV channel.<br /><br />Russia will no longer buy ready-made weapon systems from the West but is only interested in new technology, said Rogozin, who is responsible for the country's military-industrial department.<br /><br />"Technology should be attracted by localizing production on Russian territory," he said.<br />In May, a source in the Russian defence industry said Moscow may buy a large new consignment of unmanned aerial vehicles from Israel and 24 command and control systems worth around $50 million in the future.<br /><br />The Israel Aerospace Industries previously delivered to Russia two Bird Eye-400, eight I-View Mk150 and two Searcher Mk.2 unmanned aerial vehicles, worth $53 million.<br />The defence ministry was also considering the possibility of purchasing from an Israeli company, Aeronautics Defense Systems, three types of UAV control systems -- eight of each -- Orbiter 2, Aerostar and Skystar, the source said.<br /><br />Given that each such system can service two to three UAVs, "between 48 and 72 Israeli UAVs may be bought", the source said.</p>
<p>Russia and Israel are negotiating a joint project to build an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"We are negotiating with Israel. Our aim is to persuade them to start technological cooperation and to develop a product that will be used in both countries, and could also be sold to third countries," Rogozin told the Rossia-24 TV channel.<br /><br />Russia will no longer buy ready-made weapon systems from the West but is only interested in new technology, said Rogozin, who is responsible for the country's military-industrial department.<br /><br />"Technology should be attracted by localizing production on Russian territory," he said.<br />In May, a source in the Russian defence industry said Moscow may buy a large new consignment of unmanned aerial vehicles from Israel and 24 command and control systems worth around $50 million in the future.<br /><br />The Israel Aerospace Industries previously delivered to Russia two Bird Eye-400, eight I-View Mk150 and two Searcher Mk.2 unmanned aerial vehicles, worth $53 million.<br />The defence ministry was also considering the possibility of purchasing from an Israeli company, Aeronautics Defense Systems, three types of UAV control systems -- eight of each -- Orbiter 2, Aerostar and Skystar, the source said.<br /><br />Given that each such system can service two to three UAVs, "between 48 and 72 Israeli UAVs may be bought", the source said.</p>