The Russian aviation industry has confirmed its readiness to produce and supply the fifth-generation Su-57E fighter under export contracts. This was announced by Alexander Mikheev, head of Rosoboronexport, to TASS.
Mikheev stated that the Su-57E remains the only fifth-generation fighter that has participated in combat operations in conditions of dense modern air defense and electronic warfare systems.
Of course, interest in this aircraft is only growing. The Russian industry is ready to produce these aircraft under export contracts and supply them to foreign customers, which is already a proven fact.
Vadim Badeha, General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec), reported that the first fighters have already been delivered to a foreign partner.
The first two aircraft have already been received by our foreign customer, a foreign partner. They have begun combat duty and are demonstrating their best qualities. Our customer is satisfied.
According to Mikheev, the Russian fifth-generation fighter successfully uses the latest missiles in conditions of modern air defense and electronic warfare systems.
At the Dubai Airshow 2025 international air and space exhibition, the Su-57E demonstrated its capabilities in the Middle East for the first time. The aircraft was piloted by Honored Test Pilot, Hero of Russia Sergei Bogdan, who performed aerobatics. The Russian fighter returned to the runway to applause.
Honored Test Pilot, Hero of Russia and Chief Pilot of the Sukhoi Design Bureau, Sergei Bogdan, stated that the purpose of the Su-57's aerobatics was to demonstrate super-maneuverability. According to him, the aircraft is equipped with two engines with thrust vectoring, which allows it to perform maneuvers at near-zero speeds, reach high angles of attack, and perform spin rotations.
According to Bogdan, such capabilities give the Su-57 advantages in aerial combat. Despite changes in modern aerial combat tactics, the maneuvers demonstrate a key quality of the aircraft — maintaining controllability in all flight modes.
On any other aircraft, the pilot must carefully monitor flight parameters to avoid critical modes in which controllability is lost. The Su-57 does not lose controllability under any circumstances, the pilot emphasized.
