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To collect heavy drones will be entrusted to the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant, whi...

In the Russian Federation are going to massively release shock drones "hunter": how long will it take

To collect heavy drones will be entrusted to the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant, which makes bombers for the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In Novosibirsk it is planned to launch mass production of shock drone C-70 "Hunter". This was announced on April 25 by the deputy governor of Novosibirsk region Sergey Somka, reports the Russian TASS agency.

According to him, the Russians will be able to massively collect the hunter's battle drones at the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after VP Chkalov (branch of PJSC "Sukhoy"), which produces bombers Su-34 and Su-24m, immediately in December 2021 Created the first sample of this aircraft, but even the most optimistic forecasts of the governor will happen no earlier than two years, for this plant it is necessary to modernize the equipment.

The C-70 "Hunter" was developed at the design bureau of Sukhoy, which is also engaged in Russian combat combat aircraft. It is built according to the "flying wing" scheme and by technology that reduces radar visibility. According to the deputy head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Defense Alexei Kryvorukko, UAV will be able to perform a large number of tasks both independent , serial supply is planned from 2024.

The freezer with a runway up to 20 tons can allegedly develop speeds of up to 1000 km/h. It first rose into the air in August 2019 and spent 20 minutes in the air, and in September she flew with the fighter of the su- 57. In May, the founder of the Ukrainian Droneua UAV company Valery Yakovenko evaluated the prospects of Russian drone "Hunter". According to him, Russians often exaggerate the characteristics of their equipment and cannot produce complex components, preferring to buy them abroad.