Revealed, Su-57 Felon Fighter Will Be Able to Control Four S-70 UCAVs Up to a Distance of 1,500 KM

Su-57 Felon Fighter Will Be Able to Control Four S-70 UCAVs Up to a Distance of 1,500 KM

Moscow - Russia's Sukhoi Su-57 Felon stealth fighter jet will be able to send and control four unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) on a combat mission. Four Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik stealth combat drones can be controlled by one Su-57 up to a distance of 1,500 km. This means that the S-70 will penetrate deep into enemy areas protected by air defense systems. While at the same time, the Su-57 will remain in the safe zone of actual combat operations.

It is known, Rostec is developing a new communication system for the Su-57 based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to realize this capability, as reported by the Bulgarian Military.

Rostec said that the communication will take place at a very high frequency. The AI system will encode data transfer between battle group participants. The new AI communication system of the Su-57 will allow compatibility with ground platform and headquarters communication systems.

This means turning the Su-57 not only into a combat platform but also the main base for coordinating military operations.

According to Rostec, the AI-based technology enables noise-resistant coding through the use of parallel channels. Its structure includes multiple interlaced symbols, time synchronization during transfer, simultaneous data transmission in all directions (air-to-ground or air-to-air), and increased range of transmitted data.

The Su-57 and S-70 deadly duet itself was successfully carried out in early October 2019. However, at that time the Su-57 had only controlled one S-70.