According to him, the aircraft was initially created as a platform for a whole family of aviation complexes, including for optionally piloted and unmanned modifications.
“Unmanned modification is not just a tribute to fashion.
Already at an early stage of the project, we lay in it ample opportunities for use in the framework of network-centric military operations, ”TASS quotes him as saying.
He noted that the aircraft will be able to exchange information and direct other aviation complexes and unmanned aerial vehicles to targets.
“The use of unmanned versions of the vehicle will allow, among other things, to implement new tactics,” added Slyusar.
Previously published photos of the Checkmate light tactical fighter and the heavy Su-57E in a pair.