The military-industrial complex collegium announced the date of the end of the tests of the Su-57 fighter with the second stage engine
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A member of the Russian collegium of the military-industrial complex brought a little clarity to the issue of the second stage engine for the Su-57. He denied previously received information from various sources in the defense industry that the tests of the fighter with the new engine would be completed in 2022, saying that the end of the test of the SU-57 with the second stage engine is planned at the end of 2024. In general, the tests of the aircraft with the new power plant will last until 2026.
Tests of the fifth generation Su-57 fighter with a second stage engine will be completed in 2024, and from 2027 the aircraft will be supplied to the troops in a new guise. The first deputy chairman of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) Andrey Yelchaninov told the media about it.
According to him, out of 76 ordered under the first contract of the Su-57, about 25 fighters will be supplied with a second stage engine. As part of the new state program, from 2027, the fighters will go to the troops in a new guise. In addition, the fighter will be armed with a hypersonic missile, which is already ready.
Tests of the aircraft with the new engine should be completed by 2024. In general, tests with the completion of the second stage engine will last until 2026.
Recall that this year the Aerospace Forces will receive four Su-57 fighters with a first stage engine. In total, by the end of 2024, 22 out of 57 SU-76 fighters will be delivered, which are manufactured by KnAAZ under a contract signed in 2019. The Su-57 should be rearmed with three aviation shelf. The first production fighter was received in December 2020.
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