The US has reacted to the handover to the Russian Aerospace Forces of another batch of fifth-generation multi-purpose fighters Su-57. The American publication The Military Watch has published an article dedicated to the Russian plane.

Su-57
Su-57

As the editorial staff notes, Russia is slightly behind the competitors in terms of production volumes of Su-27. For example, the US produces about a hundred F-35s, and China produces the same number of J-20s. However, the Russian fighter has a number of advantages, the publication emphasizes. In particular, the Su-57 is the only fifth-generation fighter in the world that participates in combat operations.

As clarified by The Military Watch, the successor to the Su-27 was developed in such a way as to avoid increasing the costs of its production. In addition, the Su-27 turned out to be more economical in operation than its predecessors.

F-35 fighters, unlike the Su-27, can boast of neither. Production and operation of the American fifth-generation fighter are associated with significant costs, the publication's editorial staff concluded.

Sources :
Millitary Watch

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