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The Sukhoi Su-57 (Russian: Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) [5] [6] is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. [7] It is the product of the PAK FA (Russian: ПАК ФА, prospective aeronautical complex of front-line aviation) programme, which was initiated in 1999 as a more modern and affordable alternative to the MFI (Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42).
The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter, nicknamed the “Felon” by NATO, was struck on the tarmac of an airbase in the Astrakhan region, almost 600 kilometers (372 miles) behind the front lines of fighting in ...
Ukrainian forces have for the first time hit a latest-generation Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet at an air base inside Russia, Kyiv's GUR defence intelligence agency said on Sunday, showing ...
Sukhoi came up with its heavier, two-engine T-50 proposal (now Sukhoi Su-57) while Mikoyan proposed a light, single-engine Mikoyan LMFS design, based on the former MiG-1.44 project. [69] Sukhoi won the competition and in 2002, it was selected to lead the development of Russia's next-generation fighter based on the T-50 design.
Some supersonic strategic bombers, such as the Sukhoi T-4 are also capable of the reconnaissance role (although the Sukhoi remained a prototype). The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was specifically designed for the role, and was a larger development of the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft which first flew in 1962.
The Sukhoi Design Bureau created the first bionic aircraft component for Russia’s Su-57 Felon fighter jet.. The part is an aluminum carrier for the Su-57. Russia is readying an entire fleet of ...
[57] 23 September – A Sukhoi Su-25 crashed during a training mission in Krasnodar Krai, pilot ejected but was killed. [58] 22 October – Explosion at a firing range near Strugi Krasnye, Pskov Oblast, killed six soldiers [59] – five cadets from the Ryazan Higher Airforce Institute, and one sergeant from Pskov. Two others were injured.
Modern Sukhoi jetfighter series including the Su-30, Su-35S and Su-57 are examples of in-service jetfighters utilizing thrust-vectoring technologies for supermaneuverability. This applies force to the rear of the aircraft in the opposite direction similar to a conventional control surface, but unlike a control surface the force from the ...