Sergey Semka, Deputy Governor of the Novosibirsk Region, confirmed plans to launch mass production of the S-70 Okhotnik heavy strike drone. However, this will not happen soon. "I think that [mass production of the drone] will begin in a couple of years," Semka said.
In order to mass-produce it, the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant (part of PJSC "Sukhoi Company") will modernize production, build a new building and increase the number of employees by 1.5 times.
The S-70 Okhotnik was developed at the Sukhoi Design Bureau, it is made using "stealth" technology. The UAV's take-off weight reaches 20 tons, the maximum flight speed is about 1,000 km/h. Serial deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2024.
