UAVs in Russian Armed Forces: News

miketheterrible wrote:Well, apparently someone is already making it. As mentioned earlier. Or it may not be stealth. But still, just started work?

If I was in their place, I wouldn't have made MiG-35, that's for sure. I would have moved onto a LO fifth gen design instead. They tried to go for the Su-35 line but years later...

miketheterrible wrote:Well, apparently someone is already making it. As mentioned earlier. Or it may not be stealth. But still, just started work?

If I was in their place, I wouldn't have made MiG-35, that's for sure. I would have moved onto a LO fifth gen design instead. They tried to go for the Su-35 line but years later...

Isos wrote:
They are late for sure. Mig-35 had to start flying in 2000 wwith rafales, typhoons ... not when everyone is buying su-57, f-35, j-20 or producing their own 4th gen fighters like south korea, japan or turkey.

Maybe in 20 years they will show a mig-35 with weapons bay, if mig still exists.

Too late Mikoyan. You are way too far behind. Others in Russia are developing it already while you sat and waited.

BTW with no funding what would you do on their place?

If I was in their place, I wouldn't have made MiG-35, that's for sure. I would have moved onto a LO fifth gen design instead. They tried to go for the Su-35 line but years later...

And who says that they wont work on any new fighter? (like VSTOL for navy)?

BTW drones similar to SKAT. NONE on market yet. And years to come to me also not.

Source: drone drones "Hunter" will be the prototype of a fighter of the 6th generation

MOSCOW, July 20. / TASS /. The newest Russian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) "Hunter" will be the prototype of a fighter of the 6th generation, a source in the defense industrial complex told Tass.

According to him, the signs of a fighter of the 6th generation "are not completely formed, but you can identify the main features." "First of all, this is the lack of a pilot and the ability to autonomously perform any combat tasks.In this part - artificial intelligence and autonomy -" Hunter "will be the prototype of a fighter of the 6th generation," the source said.

The source specified that the "Hunter" will be able to completely independently "take off, complete the mission and return to the airfield." "The only thing: he will not yet receive the function of making a decision on the use of weapons - it remains for the person," the interlocutor explained.

TASS does not have an official confirmation of the information provided by the source.

"Hunter"
As another source in the defense industry told TASS earlier, the creation of the first prototype of the Hunter UAV at the Novosibirsk plant of the Sukhoi company has been completely completed, and its test flights will begin by the end of the year. According to open data, "Hunter" is made with the use of technology "stealth", has an aerodynamic scheme "flying wing" (no tail unit), the take-off mass of the device reaches 20 tons. According to unconfirmed information, UAV has a jet engine and can develop a speed of about 1000 km / h.

The contract for the development of the "Hunter" was signed between the military department and the company "Sukhoi" in 2011. The first model of the UAV for conducting ground tests was created in 2014.

About the beginning of work in Russia on a combat aircraft of the 6th generation was announced in March 2016. To the characteristic features of such an aircraft, Russian specialists attribute optional maneuverability - in the basic version the car will be unmanned. The absence of a pilot will allow the aircraft to reach a new level of maneuverability (less will be limited by overloading in flight). It is believed that the fighter can use weapons on new physical principles, get hypersonic speed, the ability to go into near space, radio-optical radar.

Foreign criteria
Actually, the conceptual development of a fighter of the 6th generation is being carried out in the USA. Among the characteristics of the aircraft in various American projects are a new level of declining visibility, the possibility of using laser and microwave weapons, further increasing the capabilities of on-board radio electronic equipment, increased range and speed of flight, etc. The unmanned version of the new fighter in the US is not considered a priority, however, an optional unmanned aircraft is not excluded.

Now in the world there are fighters of the 5th generation, including in Russia - Su-57, in t

dino00 wrote:More a development concept than a prototype.

GunshipDemocracy wrote:

dino00 wrote:More a development concept than a prototype.

actually a prototype.

dino00 wrote:
The Hunter is a prototype for a stealth ucav...i think its dumb when they call This 6 generation.

I dont know the Russian generation Fighter will be, but i bet it wont BE subsonic

Hole wrote:They can call it like they want.

GarryB wrote:If it is defensive, and part of an air defence network, there is not need for everything to be hypersonic... many of the UCAVs would be cheaper and simpler if they were subsonic.

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who says it is gonna be defensive?

dino00 wrote:Source: heavy drone "Hunter" on the test overclocked to 200 km / h
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By the end of the year, the “Hunter” will make several more runs on the runway of the aircraft factory without departing from the ground[/b], the source specified. [b]The next stage of testing will be the so-called jumps - the device will rise into the air above the strip by several meters and immediately land. After this, the first full flight will take place.....

George1 wrote:Should i make a seperate topic for Okhotnik heavy drone?