Russia’s promising fighter su-57 in the tests fulfills the unmanned flight mode, RIA Novosti reported, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.
“comes testing of the unmanned mode on the basis of a flying laboratory, the T-50. The pilot is in the cockpit during flight, but only controls the execution of all functions” — said the source.
In December 2019 crashed su-57, which was supposed to be the first production model of the su-57. At the same time in China su-57 declined to name the fighter of the fifth generation, referring it to a generation 4+++.
In September 2019, the defense Ministry showed video of the joint flight of the su-57 and the UAV “Hunter”.