For the Russian Su-57 fighter, a mini-pail was created: how will they be used

In the Russian Federation, they want to make the Su-57 aircraft manage a group of drones of various purposes: shock, intelligence or for HR. The Russian Su-57 fighter received small drones that will be on board. UAVs will have different purposes. About it reports "RIA news". The sources of the publication say that the 57 generation of the Su-57 generation received the mini-57 generation. They will be made in different variants: shock, intelligence or radio electronic fight.

The drones will be fixed to the outer suspension and in the intra -fitting compartment. "It is planned that the fighter will run several drones at once and manage this group of drones," the source said. A dozen mini-panels will allow fighters to break air defense by overloading information channels, as well as thanks to a focused impact on SPR systems. For the first time, the creation of small UAVs for the SU-57 was declared in 2021.

In addition, on the control of drones, the onboard equipment and the fighter software were finalized. A stand was also created for groundworking of the UAV interaction system with the fighter and with each other. The publication claims that by 2027, the air space forces of the Russian Federation must receive 76 Su-57 fighters. Currently, there are about 10-15 aircraft in the army. We will remind, on November 20 in Russia patented a double version of the Su-57 fighter.