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Russian\u2019s sixth-generation fighter jet \u2014 still a decade away from reality \u2014 will operate in conjunction with drone swarms armed with electromagnetic cannons, an official said.<\/p>\nEl Jet de combate de 6ta generaci\u00f3n Ruso, denominado Sukhoi T50,\u00a0operar\u00eda en conjunto con un “enjambre” de drones, estando equipado adem\u00e1s con ca\u00f1\u00f3n electromagn\u00e9tico. Vladimir Mikheev, asesor de la Jefeatura de Tecnolog\u00edas radioelectr\u00f3nicas, parte de la Corporaci\u00f3n Rusa para la defensa, ROSTEC, ha expresado que el aeronave estar\u00e1 finalizado para el a\u00f1o 2025, pudiendo volar a velocidades entre Mach 4 y 5.\u00a0 La capacidad m\u00e1s innovadora que presenta, es que permitir\u00e1 al piloto comandar un “enjambre” de entre 5 y 10 drones de proximidad, dependiendo de la misi\u00f3n asignada en cada caso.<\/p>\n
Russian\u2019s sixth-generation fighter jet \u2014 still a decade away from reality \u2014 will operate in conjunction with drone swarms armed with electromagnetic cannons, an official said.<\/p>\n
Vladimir Mikheev, an adviser to the deputy head of Radioelectronic Technologies Concern \u2014 part of the Moscow-based state corporation Rostec \u2014 this week said the aircraft will be unveiled in 2025, fly a speeds of up to March 4 or 5 and reach near space, according to an article<\/a> on RT, citing another Russian news agency TASS.<\/p>\n It will also allow a pilot to command between five and 10 nearby drone aircraft \u2014 interestingly, with their number and task dependent on the operator\u2019s rank, the article states.<\/p>\n \u201cDepending on the status, he [the pilot] is given several subordinate drones,\u201d Mikheev is quoting as saying. \u201cThey, in their turn, understand \u2013\u2013 they must protect, for example, lieutenant Petrov. But if colonel Ivanov is in the cockpit, the number of subordinate drones should be more, and so forth.\u201d<\/p>\n The drone aircraft will also be equipped with high-frequency electromagnetic cannons \u2014 too powerful for manned aircraft to operate without hurting pilots \u2014 designed to knock out enemy radio signals from a distance of about six miles (10 kilometers), according to the article.<\/p>\n How much is this is just marketing remains to be seen. And to be sure, the U.S. is also working on sixth-generation fighter designs after the introduction of the Lockheed Martin Corp.-made F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fifth-generation aircraft, the latter of which is still in development.<\/p>\n Northrop Grumman Corp., maker of the B-2 stealth bomber and the company chosen by the U.S. Air Force to develop a Long Range Strike Bomber, or LRSB, ran a commercial<\/a> in February during the Super Bowl showing its concept for a sixth-generation fighter jet.<\/p>\n But rather than create a single sixth-gen platform capable of overcoming today\u2019s threats \u2014 cyber, electronic attack, anti-satellite, surface-to-air \u2014 the Air Force has signaled an interest in trying to develop new weapons such as directed energy and hypersonic missiles<\/a> that can be installed on updated aircraft.<\/p>\n