The fighter jet, already in development, is presumed to control about four Okhtonik drones
Su-57 fighter jet with Okhotnik drone© Russian Defense Ministry/TASS
MOSCOW, July 27. /TASS/. A fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet will be designed in a two-seat modification to control a swarm of heavy Okhotnik combat drones, a defense industry source told TASS. In order to control advanced Okhotnik drones, a two-seat command variant of Su-57 will be created. The fighter jet, already in development, is presumed to control about four Okhtonik drones, the source said.
TASS could not obtain an official confirmation of the report at the time of the publication.
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What we know about Checkmate, the new fighter jet to rival the F-35
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22 Jul 2021, 04:54 GMT+10
Plans are to sell the jet into African and Middle Eastern countries, as well as India, Vietnam and Latin America from 2026.
The new fifth-generation light single-engine fighter jet named Checkmate was revealed in Russia on July 20. Russian state-owned Industrial conglomerate company Rostec revealed a prototype of the jet during the July 20-25 MAKS X 2021 aviation and space salon, held near Moscow. The project had been covered in secrecy up until then. Checkmate is primarily designed for export to markets in the Middle East, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa.