Further strengthening of the Russian Air Force with “Sukhoi-57” jets
At the same time as Russia's war with Ukraine continues, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on Wednesday that it has received more Sukhoi-57 air superiority jets. |
According to the report of the international group of Fars news agency, in the midst of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of Russia announced on Wednesday that it has been equipped with several fifth generation “Sukhoi-57” fighter jets.
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According to the news agency “Anatolia,” the ministry announced in a statement that these planes were produced at the “United Aviation Company” factory in Russia. The ministry did not mention the number of these fighters.
This aircraft is built for air superiority and can attack all types of air, land and sea targets. This single-seat, twin-engine fighter is the first Russian aircraft that has stealth technology, the Sukhoi-57 has supersonic speed. It is said that there are 76 Sukhoi fighters in total. 57 will be delivered to the Russian army by 2028, and 22 of these aircraft will enter service by 2024. All the 5th generation Sukhoi-57 aircraft that were scheduled for delivery this year were delivered to us. These fighters have successfully passed all the necessary tests.”
The managing director of the Sukhoi-57 manufacturing company added: “The order for the Sukhoi-57 aircraft has doubled. It is predicted that in 2024, more work should be done in this field.
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An American publication recently mentioned in an article the possibility of selling the Sukhoi-57 to India and Algeria. “National Interest” weekly newspaper wrote, potential foreign buyers of this fighter include Algeria and India. It is said that Algeria ordered this jet from Russia.
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