{"id":46749,"date":"2019-08-07T22:38:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T22:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/07\/russias-military-drone-makes-successful-maiden-flight\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:43:03","slug":"russias-military-drone-makes-successful-maiden-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/unmanned\/2019\/08\/07\/russias-military-drone-makes-successful-maiden-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s military drone makes successful maiden flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOSCOW \u2014 The Russian military says a heavy drone it\u2019s developing has made a successful maiden flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Ministry on Wednesday released a video showing the Okhotnik (Hunter) taking off, performing maneuvers and landing. The ministry has said that the drone, which has advanced reconnaissance and stealth capabilities, first flew for 20 minutes Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/10\/29\/did-us-drones-swarm-a-russian-base-probably-not-but-that-capability-isnt-far-off\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP_18011522899049.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Did US drones swarm a Russian base? Probably not, but that capability isn\u2019t far off.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">&quot;It is sometimes hard to tell which claims Russian officials believe and which are merely rhetoric,\u201d one observer of Russian defense policy said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wedge-shaped heavy drone developed by the Sukhoi company is a major leap compared to other unmanned aerial vehicles previously developed in Russia. The project has been veiled in secrecy, but Russian media reports claimed that the new drone weighs 20 tons loaded and has a range of up to 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The single-engine Okhotnik bears a visual resemblance to Lockheed Martin U.S. RQ-170 Sentinel drone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"943\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19219399997922.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"In this video grab made available on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russia's military drone Okhotnik is seen in flight at an unidentified location in Russia.\" class=\"wp-image-98434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19219399997922.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19219399997922.jpg.jpg?resize=300,189 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19219399997922.jpg.jpg?resize=768,483 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19219399997922.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,644 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this video grab made available on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russia&#8217;s military drone Okhotnik is seen in flight at an unidentified location in Russia. 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