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    Su-57 Stealth Fighter: News #7

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    Post  LMFS Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:43 am

    The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive two serial Su-57s in 2021, the source said.

    The source said that the Russian Aerospace Forces will receive two fifth-generation Su-57 fighters this year.

    MOSCOW, June 11-RIA Novosti. The Aerospace Forces will receive two production Su-57 fighter jets this year, a source in the aircraft industry told RIA Novosti. The first one joined the army at the end of 2020.

    "By the end of 2021, the second and third production aircraft of the fifth generation Su-57 will be transferred to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Like the first<...>, the vehicles will be tested at the State Flight Test Center (GLIC) in Akhtubinsk," the source said.
    He clarified that the first plane is still in GLITZ, and they are not going to transfer it to the combat unit yet.
    The source also added that earlier in 2021, it was planned to transfer four new fighters to the troops.

    https://ria.ru/20210611/su-57-1736559035.html

    So just half of what was expected unshaven

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    Post  miketheterrible Fri Jun 11, 2021 12:09 pm

    It's June. Wait till end of year to know what is official. I always find FUD spread on Russian news regarding military procurement.

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    Post  Big_Gazza Sat Jun 12, 2021 3:23 am

    LMFS wrote:The Russian Aerospace Forces will receive two serial Su-57s in 2021, the source said.

    So just half of what was expected unshaven

    Meh, its early days yet regards serial manufacture of Su-57, and they are no doubt sorting out the birthing pains of the new assembly line. I don't think the RuAF will ask for manufacturers to step on the gas until the izd.30 engine comes online. Until then they will be content to run small numbers and perfect the assembly process.

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    Post  LMFS Sat Jun 12, 2021 12:14 pm

    Big_Gazza wrote:Meh, its early days yet regards serial manufacture of Su-57, and they are no doubt sorting out the birthing pains of the new assembly line.  I don't think the RuAF will ask for manufacturers to step on the gas until the izd.30 engine comes online. Until then they will be content to run small numbers and perfect the assembly process.

    Yes I am sure there are reasons behind that. Without knowing them, this is just bad news. If they do this to implement some further refinement in the plane or because the modernization program goes well and they are deciding to produce less planes before the M comes online, then it could be even good news. Most likely it is just difficulties with the manufacturing, the second (first delivered) serial unit took a full year and was not even handed over in 2020 proper. For sure there are many new processes ongoing at the production line.
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    Post  lancelot Sat Jun 12, 2021 3:53 pm

    LMFS wrote:Yes I am sure there are reasons behind that. Without knowing them, this is just bad news. If they do this to implement some further refinement in the plane or because the modernization program goes well and they are deciding to produce less planes before the M comes online, then it could be even good news. Most likely it is just difficulties with the manufacturing, the second (first delivered) serial unit took a full year and was not even handed over in 2020 proper. For sure there are many new processes ongoing at the production line.

    I heard they changed the tail of the second production airplane to electromechanical actuators instead of hydraulics. That might explain some of the delay.

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    Post  LMFS Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:59 pm

    lancelot wrote:I heard they changed the tail of the second production airplane to electromechanical actuators instead of hydraulics. That might explain some of the delay.

    That would not be a serial plane anymore, but a development platform, they are supposed to start already next year with the tests of the modernized version with 2x izd. 30 and the new actuators, cockpit etc. There are several possibilities, my gut feeling is that they are delayed, but I know they are doing many things in parallel and with the clusterfuck that goes for planning at the USAF I would not be terribly worried if I was Russia. They can perfectly delay the production and mature further the product / reduce the risks without it meaning a reduction in the capabilities of the VKS vs. the West. The really important thing is that they have a huge roadmap for developing the Su-57 further and the industry is in full process of modernization.
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    Post  GarryB Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:04 am

    It might just be delays due to Covid... I mean the aircraft are made up of tens or hundreds of thousands of components... many of the makers of which are not making them for anything else at the time, and they might have had closures and stoppages to keep their staff safe too.

    I would not worry about delays during 2020 for anything at all... it was just a shit year where nothing went right... it is not an indication of deeper problems.

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    Post  Backman Sun Jun 13, 2021 9:25 pm

    Im not really concerned at all about 2 being MFG'd this year. Russia is not dueling the US for WW3 like it was in Soviet times. The main goal with the su 57 is to have technical parity+ with the US for defense of the homeland. And exports.

    Think of all the countries out there who don't even have a 5th gen fighter on paper. Russia's is done.
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    Post  GarryB Mon Jun 14, 2021 12:54 pm

    I had serious conversations with Americans in the 1990s about how after Sukhoi and MiG collapse and are sold off that Russia can beg for handmedown F-16s as HATO moves to F-35s in the 2020s...

    How the situation has changed... Twisted Evil

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    Post  LMFS Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:08 pm

    The retards are still bitching that Russia went for the Su-57 instead of a half arsed small fighter as they would have loved them to do, it would have indeed matched better their wishes of Russia becoming a third rate regional power instead of fielding a plane that so crushingly outclasses their F-22 and F-35. The amount of denial at the US side now is simply off the scales, and they are just getting more delusional and unhinged by the minute, they are going to enjoy so much when 2030 comes and they start developing their new 4.5G replacement for the F-16 clown

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    Post  Finty Mon Jun 14, 2021 1:30 pm

    GarryB wrote:I had serious conversations with Americans in the 1990s about how after Sukhoi and MiG collapse and are sold off that Russia can beg for handmedown F-16s as HATO moves to F-35s in the 2020s...

    How the situation has changed...  Twisted Evil

    Well the chief of staff of the USAF wants a new 4.5 gen fighter that isn't the F16, perhaps they should give Sukhoi a call regarding some Su35s! Would be interesting!

    (Tongue firmly in cheek)

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    Post  LMFS Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:14 am

    Finty wrote:Well the chief of staff of the USAF wants a new 4.5 gen fighter that isn't the F16, perhaps they should give Sukhoi a call regarding some Su35s! Would be interesting!

    (Tongue firmly in cheek)

    That would be too good and too cheap a plane for those censored
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    Post  Finty Tue Jun 15, 2021 12:47 am

    From last year, mightve shared this before

    https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/su-35-vs-su-57-why-russia-needs-both-to-effectively-modernise-its-air-superiority-fleet

    Su-35 vs. Su-57: Why Russia Needs Both to Effectively Modernise its Air Superiority Fleet


    e Russian Air Force today deploys one of the largest fleets of heavyweight air superiority fighters in the world, second in size only that of China, and places a far greater emphasis on these platforms than on cheaper designs from lower weight ranges as most Western powers have. Russia’s emphasis on heavyweight jets came about following the collapse of the Soviet Union, which saw the country retire the majority of it’s fighters which were from light and medium weight ranges - notably including the MiG-21BiS, MiG-23, MiG-27, MiG-29 and Su-22 all of which were in service in their hundreds. MiG-25 heavyweight interceptors also quickly saw retirement due to their high operational costs, with the country unable to retain a fleet even half the size of that in the Cold War era while continuing to induction of newer platforms needed to retain qualitative parity.


    As Russia made deep cuts to the size of its Air Force’s combat fleet, it sought to compensate for this by comprising the majority of remaining units of the most capable jets possible - namely Soviet MiG-31 Foxhound heavyweight interceptors and various derivatives of the Su-27 Flanker. The Su-27 entered service as a heavyweight air superiority fighter in 1985, and was designed to go head to head with the elite of the U.S. Air Force, the F-15C Eagle. The fighter would be produced in considerable numbers by post-Soviet Russia both for domestic use and for export, with funding from cancelled or stalled programs such as the MiG 1.44 and Su-47 fifth generation stealth fighters and MiG-31M next generation interceptor diverted to continuing development of more modern Su-27 variants and derivatives. Most notable of these was the Su-30, a twin seat variant with new electronics, engines and sensors and with a greater capability for air to ground and anti shipping to compensate for deep cuts to the strike fleet. The Su-30 was also highly capable in air to air combat, and while carrying more missiles and more powerful sensors than the Su-27 it was also more manoeuvrable with most variants integrating two dimensional thrust vectoring engines - the first serially produced fighters in the world to do so.


    With Russia seeking to develop both a modern strike fighter to replace the Su-24M, the only Soviet era dedicated strike platform it had kept in service, the country inducted the Su-34 heavyweight platform into service in 2014. That same year also saw the Air Force begin deployments of the Su-35 heavyweight air superiority fighter, considered the world's first '4++ generation' aircraft, which was designed for a dedicated air superiority role to counter the American F-22 Raptor. While both the Su-34 and the Su-35 were directly derived from the Su-27, the Su-35 was a direct successor in terms of role and had a more similar appearance. The Su-35 boasts a number of advanced next generation capabilities unrivalled by Western and Chinese analogues, including a large payload of 12-14 air to air missiles, powerful new AL-41 engines with three dimensional thrust vectoring capabilities for super manoeuvrability, a 70% reduction in radar cross section relative to the original Su-27, new avionics, electronic warfare systems, infra red sensors and a powerful Irbis-E radar. The Irbis-E is capable of detecting even smaller enemy fighters at ranges of over 400km, and can reportedly track stealth aircraft at ranges of around 80km. This combined with a range of new munitions, most notably the R-37M hyepronsic air to air missiles, and a high composite airframe for added durability and a lighter weight, made the Su-35 a world leading air superiority platform.

    While the Su-35 is considered capable of going head to head with all existing Western fighters, and other than the F-22 Raptor is thought to retain a comfortable performance advantage over all of them, Russia has looked to develop more capable aircraft in the near future. While the Soviet Union had initially invested in the MiG 1.44 and Su-47 to take on American fifth generation stealth fighters, Russia has sought to develop a more ambitious heavyweight aircraft which it intends to eventually field as a sixth generation fighter. This design, designated Su-57 in July 2017, integrates a range of revolutionary technologies not seen on either the Su-35 or the fifth generation fighters of other countries. These include laser defence systems, artificial intelligence, hypersonic ballistic missiles, laser weapons and even anti gravity suits - the last of which is currently under development to allow pilots to withstand higher g forces and pull of more extreme manoeuvres.

    With the Su-57 set to enter service in 2020 after the acquisition schedule was accelerated in 2019, it has led some analysts to question whether the Su-35 will still have a place in the country’s fleet, and why Russia is still manufacturing the aircraft as well as the cheaper and even less capable Su-30SM fighters despite the Su-57 already being combat ready. An analysis of Russia’s defence needs indicates that the Su-35, Su-30 and even later variants of the Su-27 are not set to go the same way as the MiG-23 for the foreseeable future. The Su-35 is still thought to be capable of engaging the vast majority of Western fighters, including the new F-35A and F-15X platforms, on favourable terms. The fighter further has the potential to incorporate upgrades to its design - most notably the integration of an AESA radar derived from that developed for the Su-57. While the Irbis-E is considered sufficiently powerful for the time being, as more powerful AESA radars are developed for the Su-57 as the design further evolves the Air Force is expected to seriously consider integrating these onto the Su-35. Minor upgrades and alterations to the design have already been made based on operational experience gained in the Syrian theatre from early 2016.


    The Su-35 is not only a highly capable fighter, but is also much less costly both to manufacture and in particular to operate relative to its newer stealthy counterpart. Thus deploying the fighter alongside the Su-57 allows Russia to retain a larger fleet of heavyweight high end fighters than if it relied on the Su-57 alone, and the balance of the two fighters will be such as to optimise the trade of between quantity and combat prowess. This draws significant parallels to the United States’ and China’s own acquisition strategies, with the countries seeking to complement their F-22 Raptor and J-20 Mighty Dragon fifth generation heavyweight fighters with advanced fourth generation heavyweights - namely the F-15EX and the J-11D and J-16 which are similarly much cheaper both to acquire and to operate.


    The Su-57 is designed primarily to counter sixth generation threats, with at least three sixth generation fighters currently under development in the United States under the Air Dominance Fighter, Penetrating Counter Air Fighter and F-X programs. This and its ability to serve as a high endurance maritime strike fighter armed with hypersonic ballistic missiles are the primary roles which the Su-35 will be unable to perform, which make the Su-57 vital to Russia’s military modernisation efforts. It can thus be said that both aircraft are vital and highly complementary. It remains uncertain whether Russia will induct the Su-57 in its original form into service in large numbers, with just 76 now on order, or whether it will seek to acquire more sophisticated derivatives of the platform. If looking to the precedent set by the Su-27 program, the fighter will likely be developed into a ‘Su-60’ and possibility a ‘Su-65’ before 2030 - with greater use of more advanced composite materials, a stealthier airframe, superior sensors and electronics and new more powerful engines. These aircraft will have a much bigger capability gap with the Su-35, and it is them which Russia appears to have the greatest interest in acquiring.

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    Post  lancelot Tue Jun 15, 2021 5:41 am

    I think as the Su-57 production base improves all the production will move to that aircraft type.
    The Su-35 will be the first to be affected as it is a single seat aircraft. Contrary to what the article says I think in the medium term the production cost for it will be similar to the Su-57.
    The replacement of the Su-30 production line will likely require the introduction of a dual seat aircraft.

    It makes no sense to continue to procure the Su-35 once the Su-57 is available in numbers.

    A lot of the effort with regards to existing suppliers will likely switch to Su-30SM2 upgrades instead of production of new aircraft.

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    Post  Lurk83 Tue Jun 15, 2021 6:00 am

    Finty wrote:

    The Su-57 is designed primarily to counter sixth generation threats, with at least three sixth generation fighters currently under development in the United States under the Air Dominance Fighter, Penetrating Counter Air Fighter and F-X programs. This and its ability to serve as a high endurance maritime strike fighter armed with hypersonic ballistic missiles are the primary roles which the Su-35 will be unable to perform, which make the Su-57 vital to Russia’s military modernisation efforts. It can thus be said that both aircraft are vital and highly complementary. It remains uncertain whether Russia will induct the Su-57 in its original form into service in large numbers, with just 76 now on order, or whether it will seek to acquire more sophisticated derivatives of the platform. If looking to the precedent set by the Su-27 program, the fighter will likely be developed into a ‘Su-60’ and possibility a ‘Su-65’ before 2030 - with greater use of more advanced composite materials, a stealthier airframe, superior sensors and electronics and new more powerful engines. These aircraft will have a much bigger capability gap with the Su-35, and it is them which Russia appears to have the greatest interest in acquiring.
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    I hope this is the case. I expect, however, that if they are struggling to ramp up production of the baseline 57, then this will delay any major airframe revisions and release of newer variants (which presumably would require major changes to the production lines and manufacture and supply of parts etc of their own)
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    Post  Hole Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:14 am

    The article sounds as if Russia would copy Washingtons procurement policy. In reality the morons in Washington wanted to re-equip the whole air force with "5. gen." fighters and only now buying lightly modernised old stuff because their new fighters turned out to be a piece of poop.

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    Post  ALAMO Tue Jun 15, 2021 10:38 am

    The funny part is when we take a closer look at this "amazing birds" specification, I mean F-15EX, what we get is a bomb/missile truck.
    Ever tried to find some more specific data about radar performance?
    Wherever you go, whatever you see, is advertisement crap.
    "multi-target tracking capability" is essential to all the bullshit you may find.
    It turned out in India only.
    APG-82(V)1 has about half the range, tracking, and guiding abilities of N035 Shocked
    Interesting, isn't it?

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    Post  GarryB Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:01 am

    When the US starts making 4th gen fighters again the problem is going to become numbers again... with the US and the entire western force of HATO able to afford rather more aircraft in cold hard numbers than Russia can hope to want to afford.

    This can partially compensated with S-70 drones to add missiles and capabilities to aircraft Russia is operating but another solution is the introduction of MiG-35 into units currently operating Su-30s which are essentially going to end up being two seat Su-35s.

    But why would you need so many two seat Su-35s?

    Perhaps as the core of mobile forces with smaller lighter cheaper aircraft... if they can operate the MiG-35 for 20% the cost of the Flankers then it makes sense to adopt it in numbers even if they purchase price is similar because of the similar high tech equipment on board.... but being cheaper to operate it means more aircraft can be concentrated in areas that need better coverage and with Frontal Aviation wanting to support ground forces the smaller shorter ranged aircraft also make more sense being able to operate with ground forces and swing from the air to air to the air to ground role fairly quickly and easily supporting CAS operations by aircraft and helicopters and drones.

    As assets the smaller lighter cheaper to operate MiG-35 would be a valuable platform operating near the front line using radar and IR sensors to detect and map targets in real time to create a rich map of friendly and enemy forces to deal with some of the fog of war.

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    Post  GarryB Tue Jun 15, 2021 11:23 am

    I think as the Su-57 production base improves all the production will move to that aircraft type.

    The Su-57 will be more expensive to operate than the Su-35, and many of its capabilities will not be needed for more than 50% of its missions.

    It is the US that has made the mistake of trying to get an all stealthy fleet based around one aircraft, and their back pedalling proves even they realised that is wrong.

    The Su-35 will be the first to be affected as it is a single seat aircraft. Contrary to what the article says I think in the medium term the production cost for it will be similar to the Su-57.

    There will likely be more Su-35s and converted Su-30s carrying bits for the Su-35 and that will reduces costs and make maintenance cheaper and easier, while the Su-57 will have more capable and more exotic and more expensive components and its maintenance costs will be higher over its life span.... all three aircraft will remain a mere fraction of the operational costs of the F-35 let alone the B-2 or F-22.

    The replacement of the Su-30 production line will likely require the introduction of a dual seat aircraft.

    I doubt they will make a lot more two seat Su-30s for the Russian AF, the combination of Su-35 equipped Su-30s and Su-35s themselves is a formidable force and with the Su-57s together with S-70 drones and the entire IADS network of Russia behind it Russia is probably in a better defensive situation than any other country on the planet.

    Add the MiG-31, and the MiG-35 and MiG-41s on the way and they are set.

    It makes no sense to continue to procure the Su-35 once the Su-57 is available in numbers.

    The Su-35 is the cheap and capable core of their air force it is perfectly fine for 90% of all jobs they will need it for and the Su-30 and Su-34 probably extends that up to about 93%.

    The 7% of stuff a stealthy aircraft would be better at is what the Su-57 is for so they wont be needing 2-300 of those for that.

    A lot of the effort with regards to existing suppliers will likely switch to Su-30SM2 upgrades instead of production of new aircraft.

    They have essentially said that the Su-30s will be upgraded to share components and radar and engines and bits and bobs with the Su-35 so one radar type, one type of engine, etc etc, and where possible I would expect they will do the same with the Su-34 though perhaps a dedicated strike radar might be useful.

    Once they have done that they essentially have two heavy Sukhois in use.. the 34 strike and the 30/35 two seat single seat fighter/bomber/interceptor.

    The Su-30 could be called the Su-35UB.

    The Stealth fighter was never to replace all Russian fighters, it has specific roles in specific situations... it might be their carrier fighter and they might make 250 of them, but it will never replace their Flankers.


    I hope this is the case. I expect, however, that if they are struggling to ramp up production of the baseline 57, then this will delay any major airframe revisions and release of newer variants (which presumably would require major changes to the production lines and manufacture and supply of parts etc of their own)

    What struggle.... you mean production during Covid was not optimal?

    Production never starts out full pace high speed... they will be looking at their manufacturing processes and optimising and revising them to get improve efficiency and performance.

    They really have no idea how many they might end up needing to build... no one knows.

    The article sounds as if Russia would copy Washingtons procurement policy. In reality the morons in Washington wanted to re-equip the whole air force with "5. gen." fighters and only now buying lightly modernised old stuff because their new fighters turned out to be a piece of poop.

    Wanted to say that myself.... the US plan was to replace all 4th gen fighters with 5th gen fighters... only now they realise it is not only not practical, but it is not affordable for a country that prints its own money like monopoly money.

    The Russians have a policy of making both 4th gen and 5th gen fighters... they are upgrading Su-30s to Su-35 level and are buying Su-35s, and also have MiG-35s on order and are putting PAK FA into production and are starting to fund LMFS development too.

    Nothing is set in stone and all bets are covered... stealth too expensive and not effective... they can leave it at 76 Su-57s and work on Su-35Ms and MiG-35Ms.

    Stealth affordable then they might stop buying MiG-35s and buy more LMFS when it is ready...

    Russia is a huge place with a variety of local threats and issues... there are lots of places where the Su-35 is ridiculously too big and long ranged where they could put MiG-35s instead.

    It turned out in India only.
    APG-82(V)1 has about half the range, tracking, and guiding abilities of N035

    Turkey said the S-400 was even better than the Russians promised in terms of range and performance of the sensors, but the real problem is that while western gear does not always live up to expectations, it is certainly expensive for what it is most of the time...

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    Post  thegopnik Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:35 pm

    F-35 we get 4.5 gen options, bringing back F-15s and different hypersonic air to ground projects. So far we all do know that the Su-57 has better passive radar sensitivity based on the avionics layout than either of those two aircrafts to 1st detect either aircrafts.

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    Post  LMFS Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:42 pm

    ALAMO wrote:The funny part is when we take a closer look at this "amazing birds" specification, I mean F-15EX, what we get is a bomb/missile truck.
    Ever tried to find some more specific data about radar performance?
    Wherever you go, whatever you see, is advertisement crap.
    "multi-target tracking capability" is essential to all the bullshit you may find.
    It turned out in India only.
    APG-82(V)1 has about half the range, tracking, and guiding abilities of N035 Shocked
    Interesting, isn't it?

    That radar is probably the best US has now onboard any fighter and is at least, from what we know, at the level of Irbis in terms of range. Such figures are not very reliable in any case, but I would wonder where such information as you say has been provided, it does not make sense from what we know from AN/APG-77, 81 etc.
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    Post  ALAMO Tue Jun 15, 2021 5:00 pm

    It is a rumor around an offer for India.
    Plus, what do we "know"?
    I have checked the producers and other official data around that, and there is just the same story. "multi-target".
    While you can find official data concerning Russian-made radars, on both the sites of producer or Rosobronexport, or formal catalogs, there is no such a thing in existence for American ones.
    Same repeated sentences, all over there.
    Maybe I was not curious enough to dig up some things dunno
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    Post  lancelot Tue Jun 15, 2021 5:04 pm

    Why do you expect the Su-57 to be more expensive than the Su-35?
    The available numbers don't show it to be that more expensive even in initial production.

    The engines are more or less the same. The airframe itself has less parts to manufacture.
    The hydraulics might be more expensive, but they will replace those with electromechanical actuators.
    That only leaves the electronics, namely the radar and other sensors and actuators, but how much expense will those be?

    The electronic "brain" of the aircraft might use more advanced electronics, but it also uses less electronics because they are more capable, so I doubt it costs more.
    It probably costs less to manufacture. The cabling uses fiber optics which need less strategic materials like copper.

    Comparisons with the F-22 are, I think, beyond the point. The F-22 is a maintenance prone aircraft as is the F-35. The Su-57 was designed to require little maintenance.
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    Post  miketheterrible Tue Jun 15, 2021 7:28 pm

    Su-35 when first introduced was pretty expensive. Over time it became cheaper. Same will be with Su-57. Initial pricing for Su-57 I heard is just a bit above Su-35 initial run. So the slight price may be overall worth it.

    A single jet engine variant may be of interest for something cheaper for numbers game. Never trust drones for any form of A-A combat.
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    Post  Isos Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:08 pm

    miketheterrible wrote:Su-35 when first introduced was pretty expensive. Over time it became cheaper. Same will be with Su-57. Initial pricing for Su-57 I heard is just a bit above Su-35 initial run. So the slight price may be overall worth it.

    A single jet engine variant may be of interest for something cheaper for numbers game.  Never trust drones for any form of A-A combat.

    Su-57 is much more expensive. Technology involved in every step is way ahead of what is used in su-35 but also much more complicated thus being much more expensive.

    Putin pushed for cost reduction which increased orders from 36 to 72. But it is hardly a cheap fighter.


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