Heavy shock unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) C-70 “Hunter” will begin to enter the troops in 2024. The readiness of the drone, protruding the driven Russian fighter of the fifth generation SU-57, revealed the “Russian Gazeta” First Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Military Industrial Commission (MCC) Andrei Yelchaninov.
“These aircraft and drones can interact not only with each other, but also in various types of combat orders. Driblings are able to act under the control of the pilot, piloting the aviation complex,” said MOC deputy chairman.
in his opinion, “group use of controlled aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems – not at all around the corner.”
In March RIA Novosti, referring to two sources in the defense and industrial complex, it reported that the first and second prototypes of the CAP S-70 “Hunter” will seriously differ. One of the interlocutors explained that the first aircraft actually acts as an experimental product, while the second is an experimental pre-sector.
In February, “Izvestia”, referring to the sources of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, reported that the military department plans for two or three squadrons of SU-57 fighters to create one with their slaves – CAPP S-70 “Hunter”.
In February, RIA Novosti, referring to a source in the defense and industrial complex, clarified that Russia will build three more samples of the C-70 “Hunter”.