The second sample of the strike UAV "Okhotnik" will be structurally different from the first
The deadline for completing the creation of the second prototype of the Okhotnik strike UAV is reported. Recall that the first aircraft of this type is already being tested, including in conjunction with the fifth generation Su-57 fighter.
As the RIA News citing sources, the second built copy of the Russian heavy strike drone will be different from the first one. And these differences are called serious. In particular, it was noted that the second vehicle will differ from the experimental first version in the first place in that it is a pre-production vehicle created taking into account the tests of the first sample of the Okhotnik. The machine will be structurally different from its predecessor.
It is indicated that the second sample of the S-70 "Okhotnik" being created in Novosibirsk (at the V.P. Chkalov aircraft plant) will take to the air by the end of 2021. And its assembly is planned to be completed in August, after which the test stages will begin, including checking the operation of the engines and jogging along the runway of the airfield.
Earlier it was reported that the Okhotnik strike UAV could eventually acquire a flat nozzle. However, at the moment, the introduction of such technology into the second prototype of the 20-ton Russian drone no information. Recall that earlier words were also expressed about intentions to turn the Okhotnik UAV into an unmanned interceptor, arming it with air-to-air missiles.
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