Russia: New S-70 Okhotnik stealth combat drone rolled out in Novosibirsk

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A new Russian stealth heavy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) - the Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B - was inspected by representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defence, at the Novosibirsk aircraft production association plant on Tuesday.

A delegation of the Russian Ministry of Defence visited the plant to oversee the Okhotnik-B’s wheeling out. The Deputy Defence Minister of Russia Alexei Kryvoruchko told journalists that the ground testing of the S-70 Okhotnik-B will take place in several days ahead of a planned flight in a few months. 

“It [the unmanned combat aerial vehicle] will be used both autonomously and controlled by aircraft. This vehicle will be capable of hitting targets of the ‘air-to-surface’ and ‘air-to-air’ categories,” said Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces Sergei Surovikin.

Krivoruchko also announced the Russian Ministry of Defence’s intention to conclude a contract for the serial production of the S-70 Okhotnik-B.

The Rostec state corporation noted in a press statement that the vehicle is a ‘highly intelligent’ system capable of solving a wide range of tasks individually, in a group and together with manned aircraft.

The programme ‘Okhotnik’ has been under development since 2011. The first flight of the prototype with a traditional jet nozzle took place in August 2019. In the same year, a first joint flight with a Su-57 fighter jet took place.

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SOT, Alexei Kryvoruchko, Deputy Defence Minister of Russia (Russian): “It’s a big event today. The first aircraft in serial form has already been assembled. Aircraft wheeling out is a serious stage. In the near future, literally in a few months, there will be the first flight. Therefore, this is a big event for the military. We spend a lot of time trying to reach it and this is a serious breakthrough and a step forward.”

SOT, Sergei Surovikin, Russian Commander of the Aerospace Forces (Russian): “It [Unmanned combat aerial vehicle] will be used both autonomously and controlled by aircraft. This vehicle will be capable of hitting targets of the ‘air-to-surface’ and ‘air-to-air’ categories.”

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