Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B

S-70 Okhotnik-B
Role Unmanned combat aerial vehicle
National origin Russia
Manufacturer Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association Plant
Designer Sukhoi
Mikoyan
First flight 3 August 2019[1]
Introduction 2024[2][3]
Status In development
Primary user Russian Aerospace Forces
Produced 2019–present
Number built 2
Developed from Mikoyan Skat
Sukhoi Su-57
External videos
Russian MoD Okhotnik coverage
video icon Okhotnik's maiden flight on YouTube
video icon Extended video of the first test flight on YouTube
video icon Okhotnik's first flight with Su-57 on YouTube

The Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B (Russian: Сухой С-70 "Охотник", lit. 'Hunter'), also referred to as Hunter-B,[4][5] is a Russian stealth heavy unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) being developed by Sukhoi and Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG as a sixth-generation aircraft project.[6] The drone is based on the earlier Mikoyan Skat, designed by MiG,[7] and encompassing some technologies of the fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet.[8][9] In the future, it is planned to act under the control of pilots of Su-57 jets, similarly to the USAF Skyborg programme.[10][11]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference First flight was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ведомого Су-57 сдвинули «влево»". Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  3. ^ "ТАСС: испытания беспилотника "Охотник" завершатся в 2023 году". военное.рф (in Russian). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Russian combat UAV Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik made first flight | August 2019 Global Defense Security army news industry | Defense Security global news industry army 2019 | Archive News year". 5 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B". globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Новые детали НИР "Охотник-Б" и проекта беспилотного летательного аппарата С-70". bmpd.livejournal.com. 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. ^ "RSK MiG will work together with Sukhoi on a future unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), using experience gained on its Skat programme". Flight Global. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  8. ^ "How Good Is Russia's New Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B "Hunter" Stealth Drone? | The National Interest". 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference Su-57 and Okhotnik was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Russia is testing its own 'loyal wingman' drone for its Su-57 stealth fighter". businessinsider.com. 7 December 2020.
  11. ^ "S-70 Okhotnik: news from the Russian Loyal Wingman". aviacionline.com. 14 December 2021.