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Total 19 million dollars: price parameters of the UAV “Okhotnik” alarm competitors

Total 19 million dollars: UAV price parameters «Hunter» alarming competitors
Testing of the first prototype of the heavy hunter drone “Hunter” continues in Russia, created as part of the S-70 program. The other day, as already reported in one of the news items "Military Review", the drone was insured for about 1,3 billion rubles. Previously, open sources held information about, that the “Hunter” UAV is currently estimated at approximately 1,5-1,6 billion rubles. You can talk about, that the price of the "Hunter" was slightly adjusted downward.

The indicated price in 1,3 billion rubles allows you to talk about, that the program itself is being implemented with highly optimized funding. If you can create a heavy shock drone, capable of effectively solving combat missions, it will be a huge success for the Russian aircraft industry. "Hunter" will receive clear competitive advantages in the world market, if they are going to define it, including as a drone with export potential.

The price parameters of the "Hunter" alarm competitors. As noted: Russia was able to create a prototype of a heavy strike UAV, quite successfully passing flight tests, Only for 19 million dollars (at the current rate). By the standards of the United States, these are mere pennies. Alertness in that, that Russia uses far less financial resources to create modern military equipment. And this is to the question of investment efficiency.

Final costs may well increase due to the willingness to implement several important components, including new engine versions and flat nozzle. But in any case, these are not the right amounts., who are used to, roughly speaking, to swell in this kind of development overseas.

What they ultimately expect from The Hunter?

This is the ability to solve the task of destroying ground forces., enemy means and infrastructure. Russian UAV has a practical ceiling in 18 thousand. m, making it inaccessible, eg, for MANPADS. The most important task, which is now facing a heavy shock drone – interaction with fifth-generation fighters. It was paired with the Su-57 prototype of the "Hunter" has already managed to make a flight.

Ultimately, the Hunter UAV can combine impact and target designation functions.. For Russian fifth generation fighters, which are expected to be in service with the Russian Aerospace Forces to the end 2020 of the year, this will become an opportunity to act without entering the enemy’s air defense zone. It is also important for solving a combat mission., and to save the combat vehicle itself with the crew.

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