The Russian Federation wants to use a shock drone "hunter" paired with SU-57: what is known about the project (video)
Digital" on Facebook in December 2020 "RIA Novosti" reported tests during which the C-70B made imitation launches of "air-air-air" missiles with infrared and radar heads for inspection Fire management in the 185th Boyeova Center in Ashuluk. In May 2022, the source announced the new trials: the "hunter" shot for ground-based rockets from the SU-57.
The Janes Defense portal suggested that the Russians used X-59MK2-winged rocket about 4 m long with a range of satellite guidance 498 km, which is launched by the Su-57 fighter. The video, soon published by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, confirmed the assumption.
The rocket is controlled by an inertial navigation system adjusted by a global navigation satellite system (GLONASS) and a global positioning system (GPS) at the flight stage, as well as an electron-optical digital area of correlation at the final stage. In Russia, the accuracy of the rocket is 3-5 m.
The main characteristics of the drone C-70b "Hunter": with the Su-57 aircraft is combined not only by rockets, but also by the AL-31F reactive engine from NGO "Saturn", which is considered the best In the Russian Federation. This engine was also equipped with a Chinese fifth generation J-20 "powerful dragon" aircraft until the Chinese have collected their own model called WS-15.
Su-57 and C-70b "Hunter" received internal compartments for weapons, which refers to the category of fifth generation with low visibility. According to Sergey Chemezov, the head of the State Corporation "Rostekh", the serial production of drone should begin in 2023, and in 2024 he should be assigned to the military-cosmic forces of Russia.
The final version of the "hunter" rolled out of the Novosibirsk Aviation Plant in December 2021, with a new flat exhaust, which is better suited to the shape of the engine and glider. According to analysts, Russia can quickly release new drones and combine with fighters. In early June, Russian media reported that four Su-57 was used "to suppress the air defense of Ukraine".
The planes were connected to a single information network through automatic communication systems, data transmission, navigation and determining real -time goals. According to the source, during the Su-57 operation proved low visibility of radar. The deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation Andriy Yelchaninov said in an interview that planes and drones can interact not only with each other, but also "in different types of combat orders".
According to TASS, Russian designers also develop a Su-57 variant with a separate operator, which can control the "hunters" swarm to collaboratively destroy the goals. Eurasian Times believes that the role of C-70B in the plans of Russia shows the statement of Deputy Minister of Defense of Russia Alexei Kryvoruchk that the drone wants to launch a project 23900 "Mitrofan Moskalenko" from a new landing ship.