70 Sukhoi Su-57 Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter Jets Immediately Enter Russian Military Service, Making The West Nervous

Illustration of the Russian Sukhoi Su-57. (Wikimedia Commons/Anna Zvereva)

JAKARTA - More than 70 fifth-generation Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets will be delivered and entered Russian military service, state technology company Rostec said, answering Western doubts and concerns about this terrible fighter jet.

Rostec commented on an article in the US-based National Interest magazine, which claimed the Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation stealth fighter "is unlikely to enter operational service before 2027."

"Russian fifth-generation planes don't make the West feel easy. Su-57 and Checkmate fighters are often the focus of fake news. Untrue facts that have nothing to do with reality have been published. Delivered! More than 70 aircraft will be delivered by 2027, including several fighters this year," Rostec said in a statement, citing TASS October 14.

The Sukhoi Su-57 is a Russian-made fifth-generation multirole fighter jet designed to destroy all types of air, ground, and sea targets. The Su-57 fighter jet features stealth technology with extensive use of composite materials, capable of reaching supersonic cruising speeds.

The fighter jet is also equipped with the most advanced on board radio-electronic equipment, including a powerful onboard computer (the so-called electronic second). pilot), a radar system spread throughout its body and several other innovations, in particular, the armaments housed in its fuselage.

The plan is that the Russian Air Force will receive 22 Su-57 fighter jets by the end of 2024 and their number will increase to 76 by 2028. The first Su-57 fighter jets will be delivered to Russian troops in 2020.

To note, one of the newest and deadliest features of the Sukhoi Su-57 is the ability to carry four new heavy attack drones of the Okhotnik type. Later, Su-57 pilots could operate four drones at once, simultaneously, an industry source said.

The newest Okhotnik drones will strike both air and ground targets in a network-centric interaction with the Su-57 fighter. In their joint work with fifth-generation fighter aircraft, the Okhotnik drones will handle a wide range of tasks, striking both air and ground targets under the command of Sukhoi Su-57 pilots.