The Math Is Brutal: Russia Has Just 21 Su-57 Felon Stealth Fighters and the Factory Just Caught Fire
c/russia · u/Sepia@mander.xyz · 46 points
Russia would like you to believe that its Su-57 fighter is the world’s leading stealth fighter. Sporting two large, high-output engines, a canted V-tail, and contouring along the nose and airframe intended to confound and defeat enemy radar, it ticks many of the anticipated boxes. But Russia’s newest fighter might be in trouble.
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There are doubts about the Su-57’s true stealth capabilities. Is it really a fifth-generation fighter?
There are questions about future production capacity, too: a Su-57 production facility recently appears to have caught fire, according to satellite images.
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