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  • Skat Attack
    Posted by Douglas Barrie 3:36 PM on Aug 23, 2007

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    MiG’s Skat unmanned combat air vehicle mock-up has a low-observable intake mounted on top of the fuselage. One internal weapons bay door is also open.

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    A comparison of Skat’s plan form and that of a MiG-29 Fulcrum provides a sense of the size of the design.

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    Partner companies are listed on the inside of the weapon bay door. The saw-tooth door edges are typical of low-observable design.

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    Various configurations have been wind-tunnel tested. This version appears to show a cockpit option for the first prototype, which will be piloted. MiG has settled on a tail-less design for final UCAV airframe.

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    Control surfaces can be seen deployed on the wing trailing edge, while some of Skat's potential weaponry, including guided-bombs and the Kh-31 missile (AS-17 Krypton) are also shown.

    Check out the accompanying story at Aviation Week and Bill Sweetman's analysis.

    Photos: Alexey Komarov

    Tags: MiG UCAV ar99 Moscow

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