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Russia looks ahead to 2024 for Okhotnik rollout

5th May 2021 - 15:52 GMT | by Alexander Mladenov in Sofia

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The Okthotnik UCAV (top of picture) with an Su-57 fighter aircraft. (Photo: Sukhoi)

Russian planners want multiple Okhotniks to be controlled from the cockpit of an Su-57 fighter.

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) are set to take on strength the first production-standard S-70 Okhotnik jet-powered unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) by 2024.

This was revealed in April 2021 by Andrey Yelchaninov, first deputy chairman of the board of the Russian Military-Industrial Commission.

He said the jet-powered UCAV would use manned-unmanned teaming technology, operating alongside Su-57 fifth-generation fighters on order for the VKS with 77 units set for delivery until 2028.

Currently, a lone Okhotnik prototype is undergoing intensive flight testing, including demonstrations of live weapon drops, and three more are scheduled for production to join the testing and

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