[4] OKB Luch began working on the Korsar project in 2009 and commenced flight testing in 2015.

[citation needed] At first, the Korsar was considered to be a medium-weight UAV for tactical applications with no mention of its ability to perform kinetic strikes.

[5] In May 2020, Rostec said the Korsar would be upgraded to increase its radius of operation and outfit it with electronic warfare systems.

[citation needed] The Korsar features a twin-boom design with V-tail empennage and a single 50-to-70 hp piston engine driving a twin-blade pushing propeller, similar in design to the US RQ-7 Shadow and the Turkish Bayraktar TB2.

Russian sources argue that the Korsar has already been tested in Syria, targeting rebels, various types of armored vehicles and infrastructural objects.