Sergei Shoigu checked the progress of work on the creation of a heavy attack drone "Okhotnik"
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Novosibirsk aviation plant them. Chkalov (NAZ), where he checked the implementation of the state defense order, paying special attention to the Okhotnik drone. This was reported by the press service of the military department.
Having visited NAZ as part of a working trip, the head of the Ministry of Defense checked the progress of work on the creation of a heavy strike drone "Hunter", which is very much expected in the troops. As the head of the KLA, Yuri Slyusar, who accompanied Shoigu, explained, the plant is currently manufacturing prototypes of the drone, which will take part in the tests. The work is going according to plan, there are no schedule disruptions.
In July, the Russian Defense Ministry asked the military-industrial complex to speed up work on the Okhotnik UAV, as the army is in need of heavy attack drones. The military-industrial complex went to meet the military, having previously shifted serial deliveries to the left by one year. Thus, the first serial Okhotnik UAVs should go to the troops in 2024, more precise dates are now being worked out.
To date, one prototype of the Okhotnik UAV is participating in the tests, and three more are being built at the Novosibirsk aircraft plant. The second prototype is being built with changes made to the design based on the experience of testing the first instance, they mainly relate to the airframe and avionics systems. The assembly is scheduled to be completed this month, after which the test stages will begin, and it will rise into the air by the end of 2021.
The third and fourth samples will actually correspond to the production version of the UAV.
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