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Military Aviation => Military Aircraft => Topic started by: tigershark on August 24, 2007, 06:32:27 PM

Title: First Look At MiG Skat UCAV [Updated]
Post by: tigershark on August 24, 2007, 06:32:27 PM

I found this interesting and didn't know that MiG had a program like this.  Mig unveiled the program during the Moscow air show, though only a few journalists were taken off the show site to a MiG facility at the Gromov flight test research institute.  Skat has two internal weapons bays, capable of carrying air-to-surface missiles as large as the Kh-31 (AS-17 Krytpon). Possible roles include the suppression and attack of enemy air defenses.

Full story
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/MIG082307.xml&headline=First%20Look%20At%20MiG%20Skat%20UCAV&channel=null

(http://www.aviationweek.com/media/images/news/AIRCRAFT/MiG_UCAV_small.jpg)

Title: Re: First Look At MiG Skat UCAV [Updated]
Post by: Icarus on August 26, 2007, 08:53:54 AM

Mmm, Predatorski eh  ;D Considering russky technology can be startling sometimes, this is going to be an interesting project.

And that's a kinky name by the way too :o :D

Title: Re: First Look At MiG Skat UCAV [Updated]
Post by: RecceJet on August 26, 2007, 09:25:46 AM

I wonder how the manned, first prototype will look. The mock-up version looks quite serious, but I can only imagine a large bubble canopy on top for the manned prototype and that just looks silly! Still, it's good to see the Russian aviation industry come up with a platform like this. Good luck to them!