The assembly of the Russian heavy strike and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Hunter", which is considered to be the wingman of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, was shown on video. The corresponding video published by Zvezda drew the attention of the AviaNews channel in Telegram.
In his message, it is noted that the assembly of this UAV was demonstrated during a visit by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant named after Valery Chkalov.
In July, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission, Sergei Smirnov , said that the Russian Defense Ministry had asked the industry to speed up testing and start supplying the Hunter.
In March , TASS, referring to the United Aircraft Corporation, reported that the Hunter will hit ground and air targets as part of a network — centric interaction with the leading aircraft-the Su-57.
In the same month , RIA Novosti sources reported that the first and second prototypes of the Hunter will be seriously different.
Ivan Potapov