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Mikhail Strelets, Director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, announced that a two-seater version of the Su-57 fighter jet will allow it to function as an airborne command post for unmanned aerial vehicles. This configuration is intended to facilitate the control of AI-enabled systems and drone swarms while a second pilot manages the primary combat mission.

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What happened

The fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet’s two-seater version makes it possible to implement one of the sixth-generation technologies and use it as an airborne command post for unmanned aerial vehicles, Director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau (part of the…

Why it matters

"The presence of a second operator’s cockpit allows us to implement one of the key sixth-generation technologies - namely, controlling unmanned aerial vehicles as an airborne command post," Strelets said in an interview with the Military Acceptance program on…

Common ground

He emphasized that this is particularly important for controlling artificial intelligence-enabled systems such as the Okhotnik, as well as swarm or group systems.

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Mikhail Strelets, Director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, announced that a two-seater version of the Su-57 fighter jet will allow it to function as an airborne command post for unmanned aerial vehicles. This configuration is intended to facilitate the control of AI-enabled systems and drone swarms while a second pilot manages the primary combat mission.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Mikhail Strelets gave an interview with the Military Acceptance program on the Zvezda television channel”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Mikhail Strelets gave an interview to the 'Military Acceptance' program on the Zvezda TV channel.
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web search NEUTRAL — He made this statement in an interview with the "Military Acceptance" program on the Zvezda TV channel.functions will be the development of combat artificial intelligence. This is currently being deve…
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/t/russian-military-news-rep…
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web search NEUTRAL — The two-seat version of the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter will be used to test some technologies for the sixth-generation fighter, according to Mikhail Strelets, director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau.
https://en.topwar.ru/288076-dvuhmestnyj-su-57-ispolzujut-dlj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia says… In a televised interview on Zvezda TV Channel back in the latter portion of 2018, Mikhail Strelets, who serves as both the chief designer and director for the eminent Sukhoi Design Bureau…
https://ukrainetoday.org/russia-praises-the-su-57-but-remain…
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Claim 2: “The Sukhoi Design Bureau is part of the state-run United Aircraft Corporation, UAC”
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Wikipedia and other web sources confirm that the Sukhoi Design Bureau is a core subsidiary/part of the state-run United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate (Russian: Сухой Су-75), also designated as the Light Tactical Aircraft (LTA; Russian: Лёгкий Тактический Самолёт - ЛТС, romanized: Lyogkiy Takticheskiy Samolyot - LTS), is a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-75_Checkmate
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The JSC Sukhoi Company (Russian: АО «Компания „Сухой“», Russian pronunciation: [sʊˈxoj]) is a Russian aircraft manufacturer headquartered in Begovoy District, Northern Administrative Okrug, Moscow, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-33 (Russian: Сухой Су-33; NATO reporting name: Flanker-D) is a Soviet/Russian all-weather carrier-based twin-engine air superiority-focused multirole fighter designed by Sukhoi and manuf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-33
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Claim 3: “Mikhail Strelets is the Director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau”
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Multiple sources identify Mikhail Strelets as the Director (or First Deputy Director and Managing Director) of the Sukhoi Design Bureau.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate (Russian: Сухой Су-75), also designated as the Light Tactical Aircraft (LTA; Russian: Лёгкий Тактический Самолёт - ЛТС, romanized: Lyogkiy Takticheskiy Samolyot - LTS), is a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-75_Checkmate
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web search NEUTRAL — Mikhail Strelets, the first deputy director and managing director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, emphasized that a significant next step in tactical aviation is transitioning from viewing it as a mere c…
https://tass.com/defense/2015511
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web search NEUTRAL — The designers of the Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet, including Director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau Mikhail Strelets, stated that U.S. F-22 Raptor can’t be used to air-to-ground and…
https://defence-blog.com/designers-of-russian-su-57-stated-t…
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Claim 4: “one of the functions of the new version of the Su-57 fighter will be to test combat artificial intelligence, which is currently being developed by the design bureau specialists”
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TASS and other reports explicitly state that the two-seater Su-57 will be used to test combat artificial intelligence currently being developed by the design bureau.
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web search NEUTRAL — On August 14, 2026, Russia’s TASS news agency reported that the future two-seat Su-57 will be used not only to control unmanned aircraft but also to test combat artificial intelligence currently being…
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/su-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau added that one of the functions of the new version of the Su-57 fighter will be to test combat artificial intelligence, which is currently being developed by t…
https://tass.com/defense/2173437
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web search NEUTRAL — In addition, Sukhoi is also using the Su-57D as a testing platform for its "combat artificial intelligence" system. This AI system is expected to automate daily data processing tasks, reducing the wor…
https://www.vietnam.vn/en/nga-thu-nghiem-tiem-kich-su-57d-ha…
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Claim 5: “the other pilot can focus entirely on carrying out the primary combat mission”
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The evidence indicates that the two-seat configuration allows for a division of labor where one person manages the aircraft/combat mission while the other manages unmanned systems (UAVs).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boeing F-47 is a planned American air superiority fighter aircraft under development by Boeing for the United States Air Force (USAF) under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. It is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_F-47
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-57 (Russian: Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. It is the product of the PAK FA (Russian: ПАК ФА, prospecti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-57
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate (Russian: Сухой Су-75), also designated as the Light Tactical Aircraft (LTA; Russian: Лёгкий Тактический Самолёт - ЛТС, romanized: Lyogkiy Takticheskiy Samolyot - LTS), is a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-75_Checkmate
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Claim 6: “controlling artificial intelligence-enabled systems such as the Okhotnik, as well as swarm or group systems”
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Multiple sources confirm the Su-57 two-seater (Su-57D) is intended to control AI-enabled systems, specifically mentioning the S-70 Okhotnik drones and unmanned teaming.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia is transforming the two-seat Su-57D into an experimental airborne command-and-control platform for S-70 Okhotnik drones, combat AI and manned-unmanned teaming, signalling Moscow’s push toward n…
https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/su-57d-russia-okhotnik-dr…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Su-57 two-seater is expected to control up to four Okhotnik drones simultaneously, using a high-bandwidth data link to share targeting data and receive video feeds. This fundamentally changes the …
https://reboot-hub.com/blogs/industry-hotspot-analysis/russi…
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web search NEUTRAL — With a second cockpit, the Su-57D can serve as an airborne command post for controlling unmanned systems. The platform is also expected to be used to test combat artificial intelligence being develope…
https://voennoedelo.com/en/posts/id19457-su-57d-two-seat-fig…
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Claim 7: “The fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet’s two-seater version makes it possible to implement one of the sixth-generation technologies and use it as an airborne command post for unmanned aerial vehicles”
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Multiple independent sources, including TASS and other web search results, confirm that the two-seat Su-57 is intended to function as an airborne command post for UAVs and test sixth-generation technologies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate (Russian: Сухой Су-75), also designated as the Light Tactical Aircraft (LTA; Russian: Лёгкий Тактический Самолёт - ЛТС, romanized: Lyogkiy Takticheskiy Samolyot - LTS), is a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-75_Checkmate
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-57 (Russian: Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. It is the product of the PAK FA (Russian: ПАК ФА, prospecti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-57
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut (Russian: Сухой Су-47 «Беркут», lit. 'Eagle' in Kazakh, NATO: Firkin, designated S-32 and S-37 during initial development) is a Russian twin-engine, forward-swept wing, superso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-47
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