Russian general: In the final version, the Su-57 will surpass the F-35
Under this contract, concluded at the Army-2018 forum, the corporation has pledged to supply the military department of the 15 aircraft. But before that, engineers need to complete flight tests of fighters with engines of the second stage. The next stage of testing the Su-57 today is in Zhukovsky.
According to military experts, as a result, the VKS will receive a unique aircraft: high-speed, ultra-maneuverable, well-armed and protected from modern air defense systems. Su-57 will be able to solve tasks to achieve superiority in the air, as well as carry out percussion missions to destroy enemy ground objects.
This versatility is provided by a number of advanced features, including minimal visibility for radar in all wave bands, the ability to quickly gain supersonic speed and lead an all-round melee with multi-channel missile firing of different ranges.
The fighter is equipped with a radar with an active phased antenna array (AFAR). Its design uses the latest composite materials, and a special coating that provides low visibility, has a unique chemical formula.
Six radars, distributed over the casing of the car, give the pilot a circular view. The sensors of the Himalayan EW complex are dispersed over the surface of the aircraft. They allow him to remain "invisible", but at the same time fix the unobtrusive enemy aircraft.
Su-57 can use air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, adjustable bombs and conventional weapons. Total fighter has 14 types of weapons.
Questions of the technological features of the Su-57 and its comparison with the American F-22 and F-35 fighter jets for Military Review commented Member of the Council of Higher Officers of the Officers of Russia Organization, Major General Yuri Sytnik.
According to Major General Sytnik, the United States continues to actively promote its aircraft, use advertising.
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According to Yuri Sytnik, the main task that the United States is solving with the same F-35 is to promote this aircraft to the market. Moreover, there is a huge market of NATO countries, which is largely controlled by Washington.
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Major-General Yuri Sytnik notes that if you compare the Su-57 with American aircraft, then each of the aircraft has its own advantages and disadvantages. So, the Americans, according to a military expert, have better sights. In this case, F-35 Yuri Sytnik calls the fighter "hangar maintenance", and the fifth-generation Russian aircraft is such that it can be serviced without any difficulty in the "field conditions" - at the operational, combat airfield.
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