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The Philosophy Behind the Fighter Jet Design
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Russia’s Su-57 is a gloried fourth-gen fighter, far from a stealth fighters
The Su-57 aircraft has been in development since 2002 and is considered a key part of Russia’s arms export industry and advertised as a fifth-generation fighter to compete with rival systems such as America’s F-35 aircraft. The […]
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The production variant of Su-57 won’t fly until 2028: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
At the end of October, Russian will start producing airframe and testing of the Su-57 fighter. Russia has shut the production of Su-57 due to technical difficulties associated with the aircraft, Russian Defence Minister Sergei […]
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Russian nuclear bomber PAK DA “Messenger” has serious design flaws so does the Su-57 fighter
Russia is modernising its military at a slow pace and has now started designing its first strategic stealth bomber, capable of delivering nuclear weapons, under the Perspective Aviation Complex for Long-Range Aviation (PAK DA) programme. […]
Europe
New Sukhoi Su-57 Fighter Jet Crashes Again During Tests
A Russian Su-57 fighter jet has crashed during tests in the country’s Far East, news agencies reported Tuesday. The incident occurred days before Russia’s Aerospace Forces were due to receive their first serial-produced Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jet. […]
Industry
Russia urges China to bail out Su-57 (PAK-FA) project
The Janes reported last years citing Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval that Indian Air Force is pulling out of 11 years old collaboration of a Fifth-gen fighter jet with Russia. The Indian Air Force […]
South Asia
Indian Air Force Wouldn’t Buy Russia’s Su-57 Says Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria
NEW DELHI – A loud statement was made by the Chief of Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria. Marshall said that the Indian Air Force “will soon have its own fifth-generation multirole […]
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Declassified Patent of Su-57: Not A Stealth Fighter Jet
Details of the Sukhoi Design Bureau’s work on the stealthy aspects of the T-50 PAK FA fighter aircraft emerged in late December 2013, when the company’s patents were published. Taken together, the stealth measures in […]
Americas
In a hypothetical war, If F-35 face-off with Su-57, who would win?
How do you compare the capability of a blind man (Su-57) with a man with a perfect vision (F-35)? Still, you will find the internet trolls who are dreaming that one day, maybe one day […]
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Russia’s Su-57 is a Su-35 beneath a new airframe
Overview A fifth-generation fighter jet combines new developments such as thrust vectoring, composite materials, supercruise, stealth technology, advanced radar and sensors, and integrated avionics to improve pilot situational awareness significantly. Currently, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning […]