Russian Su-57 is positioned as a fifth generation fighter, and Russia in this regard is the third country in a row, which will supply its own generation fighter 5 into service (after the USA and China). Recall, what at the moment the Ministry of Defense has contracted 76 Su-57, and deliveries should start from the current year. Su-57 with first stage engines will be the first to enter the troops.
One of the strengths of the new generation Russian fighter is the electronic warfare system (electronic warfare) "Himalayas". It is an aircraft integrated system, which actually serves as an automated "smart" skin. Also called "smart" fuselage.
The Himalayas electronic warfare system itself began to be supplied for integration on the Su-57 back in 2014 year. During this time, the aircraft and its onboard systems have undergone significant changes towards increasing functionality..
The integrated electronic warfare system of a fifth-generation Russian-made fighter has a unique opportunity to actually turn the fifth generation fighters of a potential enemy into generation aircraft 4. We are talking about, that the electronic warfare system of the Su-57 of the new modification minimizes the "stealth" technology implemented on other fighters. But it is precisely "stealth" technology that is positioned abroad almost as the main element of fifth generation fighters.
The Su-57 electronic warfare system does not have a single section on the fuselage. It is distributed in this way, which allows jamming and protecting the aircraft from missiles with seeker heads in virtually all angles and projections. Electronic warfare elements of the Su-57 are placed not only on the fuselage, but also on the wings. EW complex "Himalayas", according to some, the radius of effective use exceeds the launch range of missiles of the class “air-to-air”, and therefore, the missile already fired by the enemy will be disoriented by the complex of the Russian fighter. You can talk about, that the electronic warfare complex is capable “disarm” American F-35 and F-22.
earlier it was reported, that the updated version of the "Himalayas" will be used to create a new generation of Russian-made strike drones. In all probability, "Himalayas" can also be used as the basis for electronic security of the UAV "Okhotnik".
