The overall program was valued at $6 billion, with 35% allocated to Indian enterprises. The deal was signed in 2010, with an initial investment of $295 million to jointly develop the design between Sukhoi and India’s HAL. In 2002 Russia and India agreed to jointly develop a derivative of the PAK-FA aircraft as part of the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft Program (FGFA) for India. Advanced Tactical Aircraft program, yielding technology demonstrators such as the Mig-1.44 and the S-37. The USSR conducted research into low observable aircraft in response to the U.S. Production has declined while overall procurement spending has remained relatively flat, demonstrating a limited appetite for purchases in this sector beyond certain aircraft. Peak production years 2014-2016 for the main programs, though Su-34 remains in strong demand.
#PAK FA SU 57 COCKPIT SERIAL#
Considering the aerospace sector’s performance 2011-2018, they could readily build in the 2020s once serial production is established. Russia’s purchase of 76 aircraft is considered an initial installment, Russian air force requirements were considered to be 200-250 Su-57s. Such a reversal is not uncommon in Russian defense practice. The expected order dropped to 15 aircraft by 2028, with earlier explanations from Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov that can be summed up as ‘Russia’s 4th gen aircraft are perfectly fine for our requirements so we don’t need Su-57 right now.’ This suddenly changed last week to ‘we’ve not built anything like this platform in 40 years and are going to invest in 5th gen. After 2015 the timeline began slipping to the right, and the expected order size drastically reduced. The original state armament program (2011-2020) hoped to buy 52 serially produced aircraft. This is true, about 468 fixed wing tactical aviation and somewhere around 600 helicopters (I’ve not found exact figures for helicopters). Putin remarked that Russia has bought more than a thousand fixed and rotary wing aircraft 2011-2018. The Su-57 buy appears to be scheduled for 2019-2028, though keeping in mind that the state armament program for 2018-2027 is revised every five years, so in 2022 there are likely to be course corrections. Alongside the Su-57 announcement, Putin also declared that a contract will be signed in 2020 for 100 Mi-28NM helicopters and 114 Ka-52M helicopters (Ka-52M variant to be created by 2022). This plant is already busy with Su-35 orders.
According to Kommerstant the contract is valued at 170 billion RUB (this figure is too low), which will fully load the production line at Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant, though at a rather low profit margin of 3-5%. The actual contract is likely to be signed at MAKS-2019 show late August.
#PAK FA SU 57 COCKPIT PLUS#
On May 15th Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would sign a contract for 76 Su-57 fighters, this will buy three regiments of 24 aircraft, plus a flight of 4 possibly destined for Lipetsk combat training center. This fighter is tailored to Russian needs, though it has features intended to make it attractive to an export market. Yes it is a stealth 5th generation aircraft, but it is not a F-22 or F-35 clone, and the design philosophy is not based around mission requirements similar to U.S 5th generation aircraft. It will pose a major challenge for any 4th gen aircraft, and concern to stealth optimized 5th gen aviation. The Su-57 is an affordable, producible option to bolster Russia’s air defense network. This fighter is meant to team with Russia’s sizable 4th gen air force, and VHF/UHF ground based acquisition radars, to establish local qualitative advantages and help close corridors in Russian air defenses. I rarely write about aerospace and will walk into this subject cautiously.īLUF: The Su-57 is a high maneuverability air superiority fighter, with a substantially reduced radar cross section compared to 4th generation Russian fighters, designed to work as part of Russian air defense to counter stealth aircraft near or within Russian airspace. It’s also worth noting changes taking place to the design as it begins to mature.
#PAK FA SU 57 COCKPIT MOD#
I think a fair bit of commentary and writing has been overly dismissive of this program based on earlier prototypes shown, and does not account for the different design philosophy and missions in mind that Russian MoD had behind the Su-57 when compared to U.S. If you’re not following the Su-57 because you rightfully believed that Russia was not going to procure these aircraft in sizable numbers, that the program was in limbo, or that this aircraft’s potential didn’t add up to much, now is a good time to take a second look.
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