Weapons 08/03/20 Hunter: how to fly a unique Russian drone
Someone calls a drone (UAV) “Hunter” breakthrough design group “Dry”, someone puts his fighting qualities into question. But those and others agree: new Russian design is extremely interested in how the RF Ministry of defense and Western aircraft designers (and not just them alone).
When it first learned
the First time publicly about the project, the Russian heavy drone, it was stated on air of radio station “Echo of Moscow” 5 years ago, reported by an employee of the United aircraft Corporation, Vladimir Mikhailov, guiding the programs of military aviation this PAO.
For obvious reasons, the development of this military equipment was carried out behind closed doors, so even the date of their commencement, cited by the news agencies of the world, varies: for example, an authoritative publication Lenta.ru. reports about 2012, and one of the most famous American popular science magazines- Popular Mechanics — in his research material regarding “disclosure” of the existence of a “Hunter” refers to the date a year earlier.
The machine is featured by its advantages: guesses
as soon As in August of this year, the UAV “Hunter” made its first flight (this August 3, reported the news Agency TASS), and information about it with videos and photos published, the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation, the world’s leading news agencies in eager rivalry began to tell about the qualities of Russian military aircraft. Russian service of the BBC in this widely quoted official source (MO RF). The British with reference to information of the Ministry of defense of Russia, in particular, reported: when creating a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle was used special materials and coatings, hiding it from the radar of the enemy.
they Also noted his maximum weight (20 tons), the only engine and numerous sensors and controllers that are visible on publishedx images BLAH. Form a “Hunter” – a “flying wing” was confirmed by its ability to “invisibility” for the enemy air defense.
French magazine Air & Cosmos, specializing, in particular, on the expertise of military products from around the world, has characterized Russian shock reconnaissance drone With a 70 “Hunter” as a 25-ton machine with a 19-foot wingspan, nearly a third of the weight which we have adopted. According to French military experts, the Russian 14-meter “Chasseur” at low altitude can accelerate to 1.4 thousand km/h and one flight to overcome the 6,000 km.
In anticipation of the presentation of the “Hunter” Popular Mechanics published a detailed article with your guesses about the possibilities of the Russian Hunterʹа. New parts in this material with the already known bit of information, the Americans clarify: Russian UAV can compete with its Western counterparts, and may exceed their martial qualities. Popular Mechanics, in particular, wrote: “the Hunter” – an aircraft designed to “shock and reconnaissance missions”.
For a more complete explanation of the characteristics of UAV the American magazine quoted TASS: one of the most respected Russian news agencies, citing sources in the defense Ministry at the time reported that “Hunter” is meant to eliminate the enemy’s air defense systems, it communications, CAT – when to apply aviation is very risky for the crews of fighters and bombers. Popular Mechanics called the drone “one-day asset” performing difficult and dangerous mission in the beginning of the conflict, clearing the way for manned aircraft.
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talked About it in interview to TV channel RT member of the Association of operators and developers of unmanned aircraft systems, Eduard Baghdasaryan. The “hunter” in the company “Dry” was developed by technology “stealth”, but structural from American unmanned reconnaissance UAV RQ-4 Global Hawk it is fundamentally different ability to raise in the airx up to 8 tons of ordnance – on is no longer capable of any modern military drone.
the Purpose and full combat characteristics of the domestic drone With a 70 “Hunter” is still not officially disclosed. According to Baghdasaryan, the UAV is now prepared to interact with the fighters VKS RF, and ground forces. The purpose of BLAH – not just “group work”, but the implementation of Autonomous reconnaissance and attack missions. Domestic military experts, the advantages of drone call its modularity: “the Hunter” will be different to match, without considering the specific combat circumstances. Plus, the efficiency of the unmanned apparatus lies in the fact that his work is not fraught with the risk of loss of the flight crews. And it is no less important than the actual combat missions I believe the military analysts.
Nicholas Syromyatnikov
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