The Russian heavy strike drone S-70B Okhotnik, which can carry weapons in its internal compartments, poses a real threat, writes the American edition 19FortyFive.

It is noted that the "Hunter", which may enter service in 2024, is "an important and potentially dangerous development for the Pentagon." It will be able to carry air-to-surface missiles and bombs in internal compartments. This will reduce the radar signature of the drone.

“The ability to store weapons inside the vehicle, without hanging them from below on pylons, means that the drone can attack while operating in stealth mode,” writes 19FortyFive.

The publication emphasizes that even a small number of S-70B Okhotnik drones can pose a real threat.

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In December 2022, the director of the Air Defense Forces Museum, Yuri Knutov, announced that the Okhotnik had received next-generation drone technology. The device can operate together with the fifth generation Su-57 fighter, solve air defense tasks and hit ground targets.

In December 2021, the first flight model of the Okhotnik drone with a flat nozzle was rolled out at the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant.