Sukhoi Su-57

Russian Two-Seat Su-57 Fighter, Built on Modified T-50 Prototype, Sparks Debate Over Its Deep Design Links to India’s Shelved Fifth-Generation Fighter Aircraft Partnership

Russia’s newly unveiled twin-seat variant of the Su-57 stealth fighter has reignited debate over the fate of the long-defunct Indo-Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) program, with mounting evidence suggesting the aircraft is effectively the direct descendant of that abandoned...
Twin-Seat Su-57

Russia’s Twin-Seat Su-57 Could Become A Flying Command Center For Manned-Unmanned Warfare As India Reconsiders Its Stealth Fighter Options

Russia’s long-rumored twin-seat variant of the Sukhoi Su-57 may have entered early testing, signaling a potentially significant evolution of Moscow’s flagship stealth fighter program at a time when the aircraft is being aggressively marketed to India. The first indications emerged...
Su-57

Russia’s Su-57 Becomes More Lethal With F-35-Style Distributed Aperture System Upgrade and Potential S-71 Stealth Drone Deployment

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have inducted a new batch of Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets featuring what officials describe as a “new technical profile,” signaling the latest step in Moscow’s effort to refine and expand the capabilities of its most...
Sukhoi Su-57

Which Country Fields the World’s Most Powerful Multirole Fighters? Inside US Advantage Over China, Russia, and Europe

The United States today fields the most advanced and combat-proven multirole fighter aircraft in the world. At the center of that dominance is the F-35 Lightning II, widely regarded as the most capable all-around multirole fighter ever to enter service....
SJ-100

Sukhoi Su-57 for Indian Air Force: Does HAL-UAC’s SJ-100 Manufacturing Deal Signal the Next Big Leap to ‘Felon’ Fighter Production?

India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) have taken their three-decade-long partnership to a new frontier, signing a landmark agreement to manufacture the advanced Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SJ-100) civil commuter aircraft under license in India. The...
Russia's Su-57 Felon Stealth Fighter

Russia’s Su-57 “Felon” Emerges as Key Combat-Tested Fifth-Generation Fighter in Ukraine War

Russia’s fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 “Felon” has emerged as a significant factor in the Ukraine conflict, following confirmation from Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov that the aircraft has repeatedly operated in one of the world’s most electronically contested battle environments while successfully...