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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).
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 ...
The Su-57 is a supersonic, twin-engine, fifth-generation stealth fighter jet and was seen as Moscow’s answer to Western stealth jets like the US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor. ... Sukhoi Su-57 ...
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.
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27UB crashed near Besovets during a weather-check flight, two pilots ejected safely but all Russian Su-27s were grounded pending investigation. 29 June A USN Sikorsky MH-53 Sea Dragon of HM-14 was destroyed by fire after an emergency landing near Pohang, South Korea, all 12 on-board vacated the helicopter safely.
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 ...
9 June – A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet crashed 30 km from Moscow, killing the pilot. [73] 1 July - An Ilyushin Il-76 firefighting aircraft was destroyed after impacting wooded terrain 9 km east-southeast from the settlement of Rybnyi Uyan in Irkutsk Oblast. Eight crewmembers and two passengers were killed. [74]
With regards to the Su-57, Gordon & Komissarov 2021, page 367, states: "In parallel with the FGFA, the Sukhoi Holding Co. started work on an export version of the basic single-seat Su-57 which was designated Su-57E (eksportnyy - export, used attributively). It differed from the standard version primarily in having a different IFF system; the ...