The Italian publication InsideOver reports a growing interest in the Russian fifth-generation fighter jet Su-57 in the international arms market. The article by journalist Davide Ragnolini emphasizes that the aircraft is gradually strengthening its status as a potentially in-demand export product, despite ongoing limitations and sanctions pressure.
Russia's Su-57 continues to attract interest in the international market, as Southeast Asian countries seek alternatives to traditional Western and Asian suppliers in the fifth-generation fighter jet segment.
The publication notes that despite the absence of widespread export deliveries, interest in the Su-57 program persists and even intensifies amid limited access of several countries to Western technologies and growing competition in the combat aviation market.
InsideOver also indicates that the circle of potential buyers is already partially visible. Among the most likely candidates for acquiring the Su-57 are:
- India — as a long-term partner in aviation programs and a participant in the previously discussed FGFA project
- Algeria — already listed as the first confirmed foreign customer for the Su-57E version
- Vietnam — considering diversification of its aircraft fleet
- Iran — interested in modern combat platforms amid sanctions pressure
- DPRK — as a potential political, rather than market, buyer within the framework of military-technical cooperation
InsideOver's analytical conclusion is that the Su-57, even with limited export implementation, is becoming an important element of Russia's geopolitical and informational positioning in the field of high-tech weaponry. The growing interest in the aircraft, according to the author, reflects not only the technical characteristics of the platform but also the redistribution of the global arms market in the context of sanctions and supply fragmentation.
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