Daily Mail: Putin's 'undetectable' Hunter stealth drone takes to the skies with a manned fighter jet wingman for the first time
* The new Okhotsk drone, meaning Hunter, only made its maiden flight this month
* It will be capable of flying from Moscow to London and back on a single mission
* Drone can be deployed as a spy in the sky but is also capable of firing missiles
* Russia boasts the lethal new stealth drone will be almost invisible to enemy radar
Vladimir Putin's lethal new stealth combat drone has taken to the skies in tandem with a Russian fighter jet for the first time.
The Sukhoi-made Okhotsk - meaning Hunter - only made its maiden flight this month and Russia boasts it is 'almost undetectable'.
The unmanned flying vehicle can be controlled on missions by pilots in an accompanying warplane, or from the ground.
The drone will be capable of flying from Moscow to London and back on a single mission.
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WNU Editor: From RT .... While the drone’s properties are still classified, it is believed that it will have a takeoff weight of some 20-25 tons and operate at a supersonic speed of 1,400 km/h (870mph). It is also likely to carry surveillance gear as well as weapons in its internal bays.
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The US came up with that design in a production unit 30 years ago. Russia is that far behind.
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