The Su-57 fighter will be able to control 8 Lightning drones.

Representatives of the military-industrial complex said that the Russian fifth-generation fighter will receive 8 unmanned supersonic aircrafts "Molniya" to help at once. The latter, it is said, will be able not only to break through the enemy's air defense areas, but also receive powerful electronic warfare systems as weapons, which will hide the attack of the Russian Su-57 and the fighter itself from radars.

“The company“ Kronshtadt ”on its own initiative has prepared a draft design of the multipurpose unmanned complex for group use“ Molniya ”. Unmanned aerial vehicles of this system will be launched by a flock from a carrier aircraft, for example, to break through enemy air defense or conduct group electronic warfare in conjunction with manned aircraft. It is also planned to use the apparatus of the complex, as separate high-precision guided munitions or reconnaissance target designators "- said a source of "TASS" in the military-industrial complex.

It is reported that the domestic fifth-generation fighter Su-57, which will be able to carry up to 8 drones at a time, will also be the carrier of the Molniya drones.

Experts believe that the deployed chain of drones "Molniya" will create a radio-tight dome that will hide Russian aircraft from enemy radars, deflect missiles and even disable air defense and missile defense systems.