The new munitions blur the line between low-cost attack drones and cruise missiles, with some apparently derived from the S-71 family.
At the El Alamein Airshow in Egypt, which kicked off on Sep. 8, 2026, Russia unveiled a series of stealthy air-launched effects meant to be employed by the Su-57E fifth generation fighter. Rostec, the state-owned holding company of all Russian defense enterprises, had previously announced unveiling the one-of-a-kind weapons, as the country aggressively pushes the Su-57 for foreign sales.
While the S-71M Monochrome, S-71K Carpet and a not officially identified munition were displayed publicly for the first time, the
