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The Su-57 — known by NATO as 'Felon' — was delivered to Moscow's military in 2020, but there is only a very small number in its arsenal, and it has largely been missing from combat in Ukraine.
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).
Russia's first fifth-generation aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-57, will replace its aging MiG-29s and Su-27s. [71] [72] The Su-57 first flew on 29 January 2010. The first production Su-57 was delivered to the Russian Air Force on 25 December 2020. [73] The Mikoyan PAK DP is another proposed fifth-generation fighter, being developed to replace the MiG-31.
A Russian Air Force Su-34 A Russian Air Force Su-35S A Tu-160 during the 2018 Victory Day Parade A Beriev A-50 in flight A Tu-214R taking off from Borisoglebskoye Airfield An Il-78M of the 203rd Guards Air Refuelling Regiment An An-124-100 accompanied by a Su-27UB A Russian Air Force Ka-52 in flight A Yak-130 at the 2012 Farnborough International Airshow
The exact number of combat-ready Su-57s available to Russia’s air force is unclear. Flight Global’s “World Air Forces 2024” directory lists 14 Su-57s as active and another 62 as on order.
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 Saturn AL-51, [N 1] internal development designation izdeliye 30, [N 2] is an afterburning low-bypass turbofan engine being developed by NPO Saturn to succeed the Saturn AL-41F-1 for improved variants of the Sukhoi Su-57, as well as new potential tactical fighters such as the Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate.
On 5 October 2024, an S-70 was shot down by an air-to-air missile from a Russian Su-57, near Kostiantynivka, in Ukraine. [31] [32] [33] Together the S-70 and the Su-57 had taken off from Akhtubinsk Air Base 365 miles (587 km) behind the front line for an operational test flight. The drone apparently lost contact with its ground control and flew ...