the News that a promising fighter su-57 is to the unmanned mode of concern as published in the Russian state press, citing an anonymous source, says Popular Mechanics.
American magazine asks a question about how the aircraft may be unmanned. “Either the su-57, used for unmanned tests, is a double option, or control of aircraft is accomplished remotely via software,” writes Popular Mechanics.
the Publication notes that the Russian aviationa industry lags behind foreign competitors in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles, but “Moscow is struggling to catch up.” It is, in particular, the fact that the su-57 work out actions together with the driven drone With a 70 “Hunter”.
In may, RIA Novosti citing a source in the military-industrial complex reported practicing during the tests su-57 unmanned mode. In the cockpit is the pilot who, according to the interlocutor, “only controls the execution of all functions.”
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 of the same year, the Russian defense Ministry showed video of the joint flight of the su-57 and S-70 “Hunter”.
