Russia is preparing to launch a modernized Su-57.

October 6 2025 15 924 14

Several indicators point to the imminent arrival of a highly modernized version of the Russian fifth-generation fighter. It has previously been reported that work on the aircraft, designated Su-57M1, is actively underway. In fact, back in late 2024, a documentary film showed a prototype with the new AL-51F1 second-stage engine, equipped with a flat nozzle.

This design is claimed to reduce the fighter's radar and infrared signature, making it less vulnerable to enemy missiles. At the same time, the nozzle retains three-dimensional thrust vectoring, surpassing the capabilities of the American F-22, whose maneuverability is limited only by vertical deflection.

In addition to the powerplant, the updated fighter will receive an improved active phased array radar, onboard systems with artificial intelligence elements, a new helmet-mounted guidance system, and advanced weapons. It is believed that the modular design of the original Su-57 will allow existing aircraft to be upgraded to the new standard.

It's worth noting that the aircraft's readiness for deployment is also indirectly indicated by the intensification of export negotiations. According to Indian media, Delhi plans to purchase 40 Su-57 fighters from Russia and establish licensed production of another 100 aircraft domestically. The decision was prompted by the failure of French Rafale fighters in the conflict with Pakistan, the failures of India's own programs, and the complex relations with the United States.

Major contracts are expected to be signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to India. Moscow previously announced that the first foreign customer would receive the Su-57 as early as 2025.

Exports have traditionally been a key element in the development of the defense industry. They provide factories with financial stability, allow them to expand production, and invest in the creation of more advanced systems. of technologies.
The sale of the Su-57 abroad, as has become tradition, indicates that an even more advanced version is ready or nearing completion for the Russian Aerospace Forces. Therefore, a potential deal with India will not only accelerate the expansion of the export fleet but also enhance the capabilities of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

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Botrops

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6 October 2025 10: 36

And good. The modernized Sukhois apparently took into account the experience of the SVO.
1. Pembo
  
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  6 October 2025 18: 28
  
  The Air Defense Forces' experience: aircraft are not allowed to fly over enemy territory. They are not allowed to fly close to the LBS at all.
  1. Botrops
    
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    6 October 2025 19: 40
    
    Right up to the LBS line is quite possible. Firstly, air defense assets are not deployed close to the LBS. UkrainiansIt's an expensive toy, and the risk of losing it at a LBS is much higher. Secondly, it was right near LBS that our Su-35s dropped UPABs, and quite successfully. And of various modifications—500, 1500, and 3000. This helped destroy both fortified areas and Banderite forces. Also, let's not forget the Su-57 as a launch platform for daggers, along with the MiG-31K. I don't know if they ever launched these cruise missiles, but the option was apparently stated.
    And thirdly, unlike the Americans, our Su-57 isn't widely produced, and rightly so. It's not a workhorse, but rather, thanks to its stealth technology, a multi-role reconnaissance aircraft. It can detect an enemy aircraft while still outside the detection range and launch an R-37 at it (up to 300 km away), detect a drone and transmit air defense information on it... In short, it simultaneously functions as a sort of AWACS aircraft, which Russia has a shortage of. So, a new and more powerful onboard radar—what's the point of not taking this experience into account?
    1. savage3000
      
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      11 October 2025 20: 47
      
      Are you sure they're not pulling up? And the five planes shot down over the Bryansk region—was that a joke?
      1. Botrops
        
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        12 October 2025 15: 18
        
        Well, first of all, where did you get this information about five downed Sukhoi fighters? Could you share the source, if you don't mind? And secondly, when you talk about downed Sukhoi fighters, you somehow keep silent about the destroyed air defense systems at the LBS. And that costs several times more than any Sukhoi fighter. I'm talking about the current situation. Maybe at the beginning of the Air Defense Forces, air defense systems were being deployed to LBS, but that's no longer the case. This has been repeatedly stated by those who are at that very LBS.
        
        savage3000
        
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        12 October 2025 21: 55
        
        I didn't mention the Su-35s. Where were you on the Moon anyway? When the Su-35, Su-34, MTPR, Il, and another helicopter took out a helicopter in a second?
        
        Botrops
        
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        13 October 2025 00: 40
        
        I haven't been to the Moon, but I repeat: where is your source? The Ministry of Defense hasn't publicly released such information. And the loss data is classified.
2. CEBEP
  
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  9 October 2025 02: 39
  
  Firstly, the Su-57 is not a fighter. Secondly, it is not a fifth-generation aircraft due to the lack of modern Combat Information Systems in the Russian Armed Forces. A fifth-generation aircraft is a universal component of such systems... Yes, the Su-57 has the characteristics of a fifth-generation aircraft, but that's not all...
  1. Botrops
    
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    9 October 2025 07: 34
    
    Who said the Su-57 is a pure fighter? I wrote that it's a multirole aircraft, capable of performing fighter functions, among other things. Regarding the combat information and control system (CIS). Of course, it doesn't have an Aegis-level CIS, but it does have a tactical-level CIS, so to speak, enabling information exchange, issuing target assignments, and using weapons—all of that. The F-35, in that case, isn't 5th generation either, due to its insufficient cruise speed. And the division into generations is purely arbitrary.
Nick. WITH

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6 October 2025 17: 57

Making it less vulnerable to enemy missiles

It needs to be invulnerable. The price of the plane and the pilot's lifespan speak for themselves.
prior

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7 October 2025 09: 26

Well, that’s it.
Now we will defeat everyone.
Sergey Latyshev

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7 October 2025 10: 04

Good. Modernization is also good. This is the third one I've come across in the news.
At around 100 million per plane, ordinary Chinese, Indians, and Pakistanis will start killing each other more actively, to the delight of their oligarchs.
twice-born

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9 October 2025 20: 19

Once again they explain to us how great it is that we will give our newest top-secret aircraft to strangers, instead of supplying them to our army, which needs them so much!
AlexisT

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6 November 2025 02: 49

Given the availability of several hundred old Su-27s, MiG-29s and a minimum of Su-30s, Su-35s, and MiG-31s, selling Su-57s to someone on the side is completely illogical.