Russia is in no hurry to begin mass production of the country’s answer to America’s F-35 fighter, a defense official announced earlier this month, despite the fact that it is “one of the best aircraft” in the world.
“The plane has proven to be very good, including in Syria, where it confirmed its performance and combat capabilities,” Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on Russian television, as reported by The Diplomat.
“You know that today the Su-57 is considered to be one of the best aircraft produced in the world. Consequently, it does not make sense to speed up work on mass-producing the fifth-generation aircraft,” Borisov explained.
The Su-57, he went on, is “our trump, which we can always play when the aircraft of previous generations will start to lag behind in capabilities when compared to similar aircraft from the world’s leading countries.”
Borisov’s upbeat assertion aside, the article from The Diplomat cited Russia’s overstretched defense budget as one reason for the decision. As of July, the Russian military had yet to sign a contract to purchase the initial pre-production batch of 12 aircraft.
Russia has played up the SU-57’s capabilities, as well as its lower price tag compared to the US F-35.
The Russian-made jet is two and a half times cheaper than the F-35, or F-22, according to Russian lawmaker Vladimir Gutenev.
“The fifth-generation fighter jets are undoubtedly competing with US F-22s and F-35s, but it is considerably cheaper even though it has similar characteristics, while in some aspects, for example, maneuverability, it does better than the US jets,” Gutenev told Sputnik.
Sinned Cervera very true
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That’s bullshit, whatever we say about US, they’re corrupt, they’re greedy, they’re warmongers, atleast they supported your country even once.. And the fact that they’re the leader in terms of military and technology.. You guys should leave it to the smarter guys..
Even putin’s announcement, about their super weapons, i doubt it.. Maybe some of them are true.. But still, i doubt it..
Not true also
Which other aircraft did it fight against in Syria?
Just a propaganda
Interesting comments for all the ignorance.
#Thomas Daniel Kuhn
F35 is a flying rock huh? Yet they’re all scrambling for a piece of that rock: Britain, Japan, Israel…, even Turkey is crying foul and threatening to buy Russian if the US wont allow them to have the "rock". Yep, that’s how unpopular the F35 is.
True talk bro
They invest in destruction than saving life
This ppl are vampire
Devilish human
It will be a junk
No true
Ppl invest more in destruction then I’m construction
Thomas Daniel Kuhn Hahahahahahahaha. Good answer to American arrogance.
It’s so good they’re not going to make it. RIGHT…. Russian aerospace design has reached a tipping point: They are no longer competitive with US and possibly even Chinese designs. The export market will likely dry up given Flankers are nothing more than flying targets now, and Mig can’t pump anything out other than new spins on the Mig-29. Sad end to a former super-power…
Thomas Daniel Kuhn Yep, First proposed serial production in 2016, then 2017, then 2018, then 2019, then "our 4th gen the bestest nyet needed stupid stealthski aircrafts". Su-57 took off just 4 years later than F-35 and until now it’s still a mess. Not a single AA missile fired, incomplete next-gen engines, incomplete avionics, 2-day trip in Syria for no good reasons (first they claimed it there to test avionics, then to fire a cruise missile, no other footage than a 144p one during a briefing available). Sorry, I’ve too much of Russian nonsense I not gonna take the bait again. Soon Armata gonna follow this suit.
or they said its end, and start to produce them in bigger quantities
The same flying rock that is now in active service and being sold across the globe?
Experts across the world have assessed all aspects of the Su 57 design and agreed it is 5th generation in name only. India saw the light and pulled the plug, but not before a fortune had been wasted.
It makes ZERO sense to create something and withhold saying it’s before it’s time; competitive advantage is everything. Why even start developing if your existing aircraft are more than capable? Basically, if you have no customers, you have no aircraft.
Or you could put it an other way. They would prefer to take their time and make certain that this plane meets all of their requirements before spending 1.5 trillion on a half finished flying rock like the F35. Ya get me?
Develope more and more is a business concept..
Russia will not put into mass production until Izd 30 engines complete testing