Brand new Russian military drone Okhotnik flies for the first time on the hunting side (VIDEO)

Unmanned aircraft made its first flight accompanied by a Russian Su-30SM fighter. In the video you can see the maneuvers that Okhotnik can do.

The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video in which the newest Russian military drone Okhotnik flies alongside a Su-30SM fighter.The first Okhotnik flight took place earlier this month. The flight lasted over 20 minutes and reached an altitude of about 600 meters.

After that, the Russian Ministry of Defense published a 1:15 minute video in which the aircraft, number 071, travels the runway and takes off. Okhotnik flies without catching its landing gear. It then maneuvers high and lands.

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Okhotnik is expected to become the first heavy military drone of the Russian Armed Forces. The device has a turbo-reactive engine model AL-31, used in fighters like the Su-27.

The new drone has a “flying wing” shape and is made with materials and coatings that make it almost imperceptible to radar detection . In addition, the aircraft is equipped with optical-electronic, radiotechnical and other reconnaissance devices for intelligence operations. In addition, the exterior does not have the usual armament fasteners, since it is loaded inside the fuselage.

The first flight of the brand new Russian military drone S-70 Okhotnik-B (Hunter-B) is of great importance for the development of military technology in Russia, writes the Chinese newspaper Huanqiu Shibao.

As the article’s author, Zhang Jie notes , stealth drones made with the “flying wing” scheme have recently become one of the world’s leading aviation development directions.

“In the future, intelligence, surveillance, reporting and attacking platforms will have to combine stealth with good cruising characteristics,” he added.