Under PAK FA’s Auspices: Russia Develops ‘Flying-Wing’ Strike Drone

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Under PAK FA’s Auspices: Russia Develops ‘Flying-Wing’ Strike Drone Published July 31, 2017

SOURCE: SPUTNIK A photo of an advanced Russian strike drone, which will be equipped with stealth technologies of Russia’s fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter, has emerged on the internet.The Russian website paralay.iboards.ru published a photo of a heavy Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is being developed by the country’s Sukhoi company in accordance with the Okhotnik-B project. Sukhoi is a major Russian aircraft manufacturer, headquartered in Moscow. With characteristics of the new strike drone yet to be disclosed, it was reported that the 20-ton UAV will be equipped with stealth technologies of the new Russian fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter jet and will be capable of flying as a sixth-generation fighter. Flight tests of the Okhotnik-B are due to begin already in 2018, and in 2020 it is expected to enter service with the Russian Armed Forces. Judging by the Okhotnik-B photo, the drone is being developed in line with the “flying wing” scheme stipulating a three-column chassis. In the same way, the Skat drone was created by the Russian aircraft corporation MiG in the 1990s, something that prompted experts to suggest that some Skat technologies may be used in the Okhotnik-B. According to unconfirmed reports, the range of the Russian heavy drone will stand at about 6,000 kilometers. It means that the UAV may be equipped with the turbojet two-circuit engine AL-31F, which is used in the Russian fighters of the Su-27 family. In an interview with Sputnik, Russian military expert Denis Fedutinov, for his part, suggested that the Okhotnik-B’s silhouette may look like that of reconnaissance and strike drones developed by European and US companies. “Judging by data on the Okhotnik-B’s takeoff weight, it is safe to assume that its characteristics will be similar to those of the US drone X-47B developed by Northrop Grumman. It can fly at high subsonic speeds, operating within a radius of up to 4,000 kilometers and carrying a diverse target load, including the strike one which weighs up to 2 tons,” Fedutinov said.Earlier, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told Sputnik that Russia had swiftly reduced, and is expected to completely eliminate, its lag behind the United States and Israel in the creation of UAVs. “Concerning the UAVs I should only say that there is no point of speaking about some lagging behind. It has been rapidly reduced and will be completely eliminated soon,” Rogozin said in an interview. He specified that he was speaking about both combat and reconnaissance drones.

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With characteristics of the new strike drone yet to be disclosed, it was reported that the 20-ton UAV will be equipped with stealth technologies of the new Russian fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter jet and will be capable of flying as a sixth-generation fighter. Flight tests of the Okhotnik-B are due to begin already in 2018, and in 2020 it is expected to enter service with the Russian Armed Forces. Judging by the Okhotnik-B photo, the drone is being developed in line with the “flying wing” scheme stipulating a three-column chassis.

wow,

 

[dani191]

wow,

u cant trust russian quilaty
usa have x 47 b opertional 20 ton ucav

 

[fsayed]

https://twitter.com/x/status/891951366079258624

https://twitter.com/x/status/891952464152346624

 

[tw00tw00]

India, get your wallet ready to buy this 'indigenous' Indian drone that Russia strangely claims as its own.

 

[Yerusalem 4880 Kms]

India, get your wallet ready to buy this 'indigenous' Indian drone that Russia strangely claims as its own.

Iranians sold downed US stealth drone to Russia and soon Russia will start to mass produce replica of US made drone for India and Iran.

Check the resemblance.

 

[SingaporeGuy]

india will buy anything that moves

 

[Yerusalem 4880 Kms]

Reverse engineering of the drone[edit]
On 10 December 2011, Iran announced that it intended to carry out reverse engineering on the captured RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft.[6] In April 2012, the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution claimed to have succeeded in extracting the entirety of the data collected by the drone and are currently in the process of building a replica of the aircraft.[33] Iran claimed to have been approached by countries, including China and Russia, seeking information on the drone.[34] Although U.S. officials expressed concern over the possibility of China or Russia receiving the drone's technology, they cast doubt on whether Iran could replicate the technology of the aircraft, as well as the amount of intelligence data available, due to the precautions installed for malfunctioning drones.[35] On May 2014, Iranian state TV displayed what was claimed to be a reverse engineered RQ-170. Sources familiar with the RQ-170's design say that the Iranian RQ-170 is merely a static mock-up rather than a flyable aircraft.[36] In November 2014 Iran claimed to have carried out a successful test flight of an aircraft based on reverse engineering of the RQ-170.[37