Corporation “MIG” works at the creation of combat unmanned flight vehicle “Skat”
At the airshow “MAKS-2007″, which passes before Moscow Zhukovskiy, Russian aircraft-construction corporation “MIG” for the first time represented the program of the creation of combat unmanned flight vehicle “Skat”.
“Combat unmanned flight vehicle “Skat” is intended for inflicting of impacts both on the previously investigated stationary targets, first of all to air defense weapons, due to the conditions of the strong counteraction of the anti-aircraft weapons of enemy, and on the mobile surface and waterborne targets with conducting of autonomous and group, combined with the manned flight vehicles, operations”, reported to journalists on Thursday the first deputy of general director, design project leader of corporation “MIG” Sergey Tsivilev.
It noted that is today constructed the full-size mock-up BPLA “Skat”, intended for the performance of design- assembly decisions, and also for the carrying out of evaluations and optimization of characteristics BPLA.
The work on this apparatus began two years ago. Apparatus is intended for the annihilation of pinpoint targets. Entire weapon is located inside the UCAV, reported in turn to journalists the deputy of Director-General, design project leader OF RSK “MIG”, the director of the engineering center of OKB of the name of Mikoyan Vladimir Barkovsky.
According to him, during the first stage creation apparatus there will be piloted. “Then we will construct unmanned flight vehicle”, said V.Barkovskiy.
It noted that work on the creation of combat unmanned flight vehicle the corporation “MIG” conducts independently. Over the long term “Skat” it is planned to propose for the delivery at the point of the export.
“We are ready to present combat unmanned flight vehicles for foreign customers", said V. Barkovskiy.
It reported that the program provides for building which flies of laboratory- demonstrator, intended for the performance of technology BPLA. It is planned to test it before two versions: piloted and pilotless.
“In the course of of tests flying laboratory will be carried out final finishing and the demonstration of all technologies “Skat”, including the application of a weapon”, said V. Barkovskiy. It was noted at the presentation that further program of works provides for building and tests of the prototype “Skat” with the complete set of combat functions.
Apparatus is equipped for the sake of engine RD-5000B with the two-dimensional nozzle, by thrust 5040 kg. Maximum takeoff mass - 10,000 kg. Maximum speed in the earth - is more than 800 km/h Maximum combat load - 2 tons. Service ceiling - more than 12 thousand meters. Flying range - up to 4,000 kilometers.
Before the arsenal “UCAV” are two rockets of class “air-surface” or “antiradar”. Apparatus is also capable to use two guided aerial bombs of calibers 250 and 500 kg. the span of wing - 11.5 meters, length - 10.25 meters, a height - 2.7 meters.
Okay but still at some point you have to lose the training wheels because not all UCAVs are large enough for a pilot not to mention the fact that adding that as a requirement would jack the price up to the point of making many of them undoable.
