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On February 21st, Russian state TV channel released an exclusive video and report showing how the S-70 Okhotnik heavy combat UAV performs its duties.
The Russian heavy attack drone S-70 “Okhotnik” is capable of hitting targets on command from the Su-57 fighter.
Test pilot Evgeny Frolov said this on the air of the Russia 1 TV channel.
According to him, the Su-57 itself determines which target to assign to whom, after which the Hunter strikes. The pilot does not need to say anything in order to give the command to the drone.
In the near future, Frolov noted, “Okhotnik” will be controlled by an automated system without manual control.
At present, the the Okhotnik ground operator station is equipped with control knobs as in a manned fighter, a keyboard and several liquid crystal multifunctional screens displaying various information from the onboard systems and cameras of the vehicle.
Russia has returned to the top league of countries that have their own systems of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a qualitative step forward is the use of attack UAVs in the Russian army, said Denis Fedutinov, a leading Russian expert in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, who was cited by Russian state outlet RIA.
According to him, the beginning of the use of attack drones in the Russian Armed Forces “represents a qualitative step forward in the development of the UAV fleet owned by the Russian Armed Forces and the expansion of its functionality.”
The expert pointed out that the volume of work performed over the past decade on the topic of UAVs, the formed design teams and the created scientific and technical groundwork will allow the implementation of promising projects in a shorter time frame.
“And new projects should be initiated today, so as not to be in the position of catching up again,” concluded Fedutinov.
The Okhotnik attack unmanned aerial vehicle was developed at the Sukhoi Design Bureau. According to open sources, it has a length of 14 meters, a wingspan of 19 meters, and a take-off weight of 20 tons. The Hunter’s maximum speed reaches thousands of kilometers per hour. The drone is made according to the “flying wing” scheme with the use of materials that reduce radar signature.
The “Okhotnik” is said to be capable of autonomously hitting stationary ground targets and limited mobile targets with known coordinates, including when receiving external target designation in the air. As the head of the UAC, Yuri Slyusar, said in August 2020, the corporation plans to start serial deliveries of “Hunters” to the Aerospace Forces from 2024.
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Russia is broke and has sold itself to china.I dont wanna say this but hopefully we dont buy russian weapons.
Putin won’t sell you the versions that work anyway. Observe how the Russians screwed the Iranians with the S-300 sales, and the Armenians with the drone/Electronic Warfare debacle. European, especially the French stuff is pretty good. With the Rafale and its EW pods, you can pretty much do anything the F-35 can, more reliably and cheaply.
Russian junk doesnt work.
The Syrians haven’t shot down a single Israeli flying object with their Russian S-300s.
Indeed. There was no need to waste S-300 missiles. Old S-200 did a pretty good job with the F-16 and pigeon hit Flip-35… Oy gevalt…
Keep lying. The Syrians haven’t shot down a single Israeli jet for several decades now. This is common knowledge. Furthermore, we have seen more evidence of the inefficacy of Russian anti-aircraft systems in Armenia. NATO and Israeli weapons destroyed all the Russian anti-air systems the Armenians possessed.
Russian anti-air batteries serve one purpose only: target practice for Israeli and NATO jets.
Keep lying. The Syrians have shot down multiple Israeli jets for several decades now. This is common knowledge. Furthermore, we have seen more evidence of the inefficacy of Israeli anti-aircraft systems in Lebanon and Golan. Russian and Chinese weapons destroyed all the Israeli anti-air systems the Mossadisis possessed.
Saudisis anti-air batteries serve one purpose only: target practice for Iraqi and Houthi drones. *🤗
French weapons?…Mirage failed vs Mig 23 during South Africa vs Cuba war…also during Falklands war vs Harrier…even in 1973 vs Egypcian MIG 21…one Mirage 2000 was shot down by old SA-3 over Sarajevo…
With properly maintained and equipped Mirages, the Israelis destroyed the air forces of the combined Arab armies. I believe it was the outdated Super Étendards that sank some British ships during the Falkland war. Not the Mirages. The Harriers’ few successes were owed to the state-of-the-art AIM9 Sidewinders illegally and surreptitiously delivered to our British Navy by the Americans. Mirages failing against Mig 23s? What nonsense…
Cuban Mig 23 shot down many SA Mirage F1..
I’m going to look that up. Never heard about it. I was under the impression air warfare wasn’t much involved in that war. If true, I confess my ignorance of it.
It was not Mirage-2000 but older model ( since that was back in 1995) naval fighter “Super Étendard”
Rafale is very good yes, but don’t blame Russia for the Iran sanctions or Armenias old skool S-300 variant.
S-300s still kept traditional air power out of the skies on both sides of the NK war. Russia did sell the S-300s to Iran in the end too.
What nonsense. Russia refused to deliver defensive S-300s just because NATO asked them to. They delivered outdated missile systems much later. They betrayed their de jure Armenian allies, pure and simple. Russians are unreliable and untrustworthy military or business partners. Deal with them at your peril.
What nonsense. U.S. refused to deliver defensive Patriots just because CIA asked them to. They delivered outdated missile systems much later. They betrayed their de their European vassal, pure and simple. Americants are unreliable and untrustworthy military or business partners. Deal with them at your peril. P.S. Houthis destroyed at least one Saudisis Patriot battery. Next stop Riyadh…
F-35 is so reliably as are Boeing airplanes
Speaking about screwed… why do you try to be screwed by the small crumpled soft dick? U must be jewish
CIA won’t sell you the versions that work anyway. Observe how the Americants screwed the Saudisis with the Patriot and Abrams sales, and the Iraqis with the drone/Electronic Warfare debacle… Europeans, especially the Russians, French, Germans deliver stuff thats pretty good. With the Su and Rafale and their EW pods, you can pretty much do anything the F-35 cant, more reliably and cheaper.*🤗
Don’t worry, the U.S. won’t let you buy anything from Russia anyway. You have to buy everything from Boeing, the one with the turbojet engine that falls apart.
Yesterday I saw ” Proud Hindu” at a help center in Texas …asking for food and water…
And willing to go on his all fours to get fucked
You will buy Russian… since best and cheapest at the same time… and India can’t afford buying expensive any more …So it is useless for the Westerners to bribe your corrupt officials…
Russia should stop selling weapons to our enemies then.
Instead of buying Russian weapons, you are buying weapons from Russian enemies. So why should Russia stop selling weapons to India’s enemies?!!
U r wasting time talking to a coolie slum dweller in Delhi
U.S. is an enemy to Mankind.
Good. Buy american weapons…. if your country has enough money to waste
Worry about you coolies shitting in the streets and eating it back the following day while your terrorist racial leader licks Bibi Chickenshit rectum
U.S./Israel are broke and has sold themselves to china.I dont wanna say this but hopefully we dont buy Americant/Shlomo weapons.
Stupid wobble-head…
The ability of Russian scientists is remarkable, it always has been, but perhaps it is also a bit redundant in the military field, it is useless to design advanced and functional weapons when your enemy is intent on self-destructing, look what they can combine in Texas with temperatures which in Russia would be considered hot, when the US is officially a 4th world state, perhaps certain weapons will not even be needed anymore.
jajaja… Just a snow storm and temperatures below 0ºC and cold winds has turned Texas in a 3º world country….people without electricity, food, water, damaged houses and one kid frozen dead.
With a range of 5 – 6000 kms Okhotnik is a force multiplier in conjunction with Suk 57, able to hit targets all over Europe.
Poor judgement to have the control system copied from a jet
Not really.
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CIA trolls and hasbarats will cry and rage 🐼