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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 ...
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 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).
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 Cambodian Harbin Z-9 went down about 10 km (5.4 nmi; 6.2 mi) South of Phnom Penh; four of the five occupants died, including two Cambodian military generals. [176] 14 July A Sukhoi Su-57 prototype aircraft, bort T-50-5, suffered an in-flight emergency and was severely damaged by an engine fire after landing. The pilot managed to escape unharmed.
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 24 ...
Su-57: fifth generation fighter. Basic future aircraft of Russian Frontline Aviation. Maiden flight January 29, 2010. [citation needed] Sukhoi/HAL FGFA: FGFA is a derivative project from the Sukhoi Su-57 being developed by the Sukhoi OKB and HAL for the Indian Air Force (FGFA is the official designation for the Indian version). Sukhoi/HAL FGFA ...
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]