Thursday, February 8, 2018

Sky's the Limit: Russian Military to Start Combat Trials of Stealthy Su-57 Jet

"The new plane is Russia's entry in the fifth-gen multirole stealth fighter jet category.
"We are buying Su-57 jets for combat trials. The first stage of state trials has been concluded," Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said, speaking to reporters during a visit to the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant on Thursday. The plant is expected to build the planes when mass production kicks in.
According to the senior officer, a contract for the delivery of a pilot batch of 12 Su-57s will be signed this year.
Borisov clarified that the first two planes from this batch may enter service with the Armed Forces in 2019. He added that 12 Su-57s have already been built during the development of the aircraft, known as the PAK FA, or 'Prospective Aviation Complex of Frontline Aviation' before being christened the Su-57 last year, with ten of them continuing flight testing..."

at https://sputniknews.com/military/201802081061467502-su57-to-start-combat-trials/

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