Novosibirsk aircraft plant began construction of three S-70 "Okhotnik" UAVs

12.02.2021 19:01

Novosibirsk aircraft plant began construction of three S-70 "Okhotnik" UAVs Novosibirsk aircraft plant began construction of three S-70 "Okhotnik" UAVs

Three prototypes of the S-70 Okhotnik heavy attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will join the test program, and the construction of unmanned aerial vehicles is already underway. Reported by RIA News with reference to a source in the DIC.

According to the source, the construction of drones is underway at the Novosibirsk aircraft plant named after. Chkalov (NAZ). The second prototype is being built with the changes made to the design according to the experience of testing the first instance, the third and fourth samples will actually correspond to the serial version of the UAV.

NAZ is building three more prototypes of the S-70 UAV - the second, third and fourth. According to the plan, they should be serially connected to flight tests during 2022-2023.


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At what stage of assembly are the new samples of the drone, the source did not specify, however, he said that changes in the design of the second sample mainly relate to the airframe and systems of on-board electronic equipment.

It also became known that serial "Okhotniki" will receive AL-41F engines without an afterburner, which perfectly fit into the dimensions of the drone and provide the UAV with a flat nozzle to reduce thermal and radar signature.

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense appealed to the enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex with a request to accelerate the development of domestic strike systems, including the S-70 Okhotnik. Prior to that, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reported that the Hunter was put into service no earlier than 2025.