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“The investment of $6.7 billion would give India only four prototypes of the aircraft and it will have to pay another $135 billion each for the 127 planes, which would be ready for induction ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Simple Flying takes a deeper dive into this story. Russian Su-series fighters, including Su-57, use over 2,000 US components, impacting warfare systems in Ukraine. American companies like Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, and Xilinx are involved. No mention of consequences for US firms providing components for Russian military technology.
- Christian D. Orr
- Journalist
- Sukhoi Su-57: A Game Changer For Russian Air Combat
- Advanced Capabilities Over Fourth-Generation Aircraft
- Improved Design and Avionics Make The Su-57 A Force to Reckon with
- Stealth Features – A Trade-Off with Manoeuvrability
- What Weapons Does The Russian Fifth-Generation Fighter Carry?
- Countermeasures Onboard Su-57 Fighter: A Challenge For Rival Platforms
- A Timeline of The Su-57 Development
The Sukhoi Su-57 is a stealth-capable multi-role fifth-generation fighter jet being developed for the Russian Air Force. Airforce Technology details the key features of Su-57 that make it a force multiplier for the Russian Armed Forces.
The Su-57 is an outcome of the Russian Air Force’s PAK FA fifth-generation fighter jet programme. Codenamed ‘Felon’ by Nato, Su-57 is a twin-engine stealth fighter that will be used in both anti-air and air-to-ground operations. Being developed by Sukhoi Design Bureau and Russian Aircraft Corporation, the aircraft performed its maiden flight in Aug...
The aircraft is built with composite materials that reduce the number of parts and thereby the overall weight, allowing mass production. It features a blended wing body fuselage and brings together the functions of a fighter jet and a strike aircraft. Unlike the initial J-20 aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-57 is incorporated with 3D thrust vectoring contro...
In terms of stealth, the aircraft will bring improved capabilities over its predecessors, although it is said to be lacking behind some of the stealthier features of its competitors. Design features such as stealth shaping and innovations in the wings, control surfaces, and skin panels are incorporated to deflect radar waves. The airframe is design...
Su-57 can be armed with four beyond-visual-range missilesand two short-range missiles for air-to-air combat missions. The active radar-homing K-77M (Izdeliye 180) missile is the primary medium-range missile of the fighter. An upgraded version of the R-77 medium-range missile, the K-77M is a beyond visual range (BVR) radar-guided missile equipped wi...
The 101KS ‘Atoll’ infrared search-and-track sensor mounted on the nose allows the aircraft to detect and engage stealth targets from distance. The IMA BK integrated avionics suite comprising multi-core microprocessors and a new real-time operating system has the capability to automatically track enemy targets and suggest the most effective solution...
India entered a joint development programme with Russia in 2007 for the development of a fifth-generation fighter. However, it withdrew from the programme in 2018, which was conceived to develop an improved version of the Su-57, due to concerns over its perceived weaknesses associated with stealth, engine, and other mission capabilities. The Su-57 ...
Mar 13, 2024 · Types of Russian fighter jets. According to the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA), the Russian Air Force has 912 fighter jets (422 multirole, 400 attacks, and 90 for interception missions), accounting for 25% of the total number of Russian Air Force aircraft. The JSC Sukhoi Company produces seven of ten types of Russian Air ...
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Feb 20, 2024 · The Russian air force isn’t about to run out of Sukhois. In two years of hard fighting, according to Oryx, the Russians have lost 25 of their 150 Su-34s and six of their 120 Su-35s. But the ...
The unveiling of the light, single-engine aircraft comes amid the country’s current work on the Su-57, a heavy fighter jet also developed by Sukhoi. The Su-57 had its first flight test in 2010 ...
Nov 28, 2023 · A Russian Sukhoi Su-35S jet fighter performs a flight during the Aviadarts competition, as part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia August 27, 2021.
