MOSCOW, September 13. /TASS-DEFENSE/. The Gagarin Aircraft Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur (KnAAZ) will deliver the first batch of Su-35S fighter jets produced in the framework of the fourth contract, as well as fifth-generation Su-57 by the end of the year, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) said.
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Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter aircraft showcased during MAKS-2019 (Picture source: Air Recognition)
Su-35S produced in the framework of the third contract have been delivered to the Aerospace Forces from Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
“The plant will hand over to the Defense Ministry in 2022 the first Su-35S produced under the fourth contract. The delivery of Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets will continue this year. The aircraft of 2022 plan are being tested,” it said.
KnAAZ Director Alexander Pekarsh said Su-35S is the key product of the enterprise. “It is one of the best aircraft in the world. It has a major potential and our enterprise will continue building it,” he said.
Su-35S (Flanker-E+ by NATO classification) is a deeply upgraded super maneuverable multirole fighter jet of generation 4++ designed with fifth-generation technologies. It is distinguished by a new digital avionic complex, a new radar with passive phased antenna array and increased number of simultaneously tracked and attacked targets, plasma-ignition engines of increased capacity and controllable vectoring. The engines correspond to fifth-generation power plants as they develop supersonic speed without a boost. Su-35S is a deep upgrade of Su-27. It has a reinforced glider and no frontal horizontal fins and brake flap. Braking at landing is done by turning rudders to different sides.
Su-57 is a Russian multirole fifth-generation fighter jet. It is designed to destroy all air, ground, and water surface targets, monitor the airspace at major distances from deployment bases, make adversary headquarters, command posts and control systems inoperative. The jet can engage a broad range of guided and unguided weapons, including air-to-air short, medium and long-range missiles, smart 250, 500 and 1500 kg bombs (the latter from outside suspension). Maximum combat payload is 10 tons. The aircraft stealth characteristics are boosted by the construction shape, as well as reflecting and absorbing coating materials and electronic warfare means. Some weapons are hidden inside the aircraft to decrease signature. The measures weaken the reflected signal and deviate it from the source. Adversary radar does not receive the information on the location and speed of the aircraft.
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