United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) announced that it has delivered a new batch of Su-57 multirole fighter aircraft to the Russian Aerospace Forces…
The Su-57 aircraft underwent performance-verification testing under various flight and operating regimes conducted by Russia’s Ministry of Defence, before being transferred to their operating air base.
The Su-57 aircraft are being modernized with weapon-system and flight-system capabilities developed on the basis of combat experience, expanding the range of missions the platform can perform.
The Su-57 is designed to carry out a wide range of combat missions and is capable of striking air, land, and maritime targets, operating day and night in adverse weather and electronic-jamming environments.
The new Su-57 aircraft feature characteristics that differ from previous configurations, having been extensively upgraded and modernized on the basis of combat experience.
The Su-57 is a fifth-generation multirole fighter aircraft with low-observable characteristics and integrated avionics systems, capable of performing missions against air, land, and maritime targets.
The Su-57 is configured to employ air-to-air and air-to-surface munitions, as well as weapons such as the Kh-69 low-observable cruise missile and the Kh-58UShKE anti-radiation missile…