Sukhoi Su-57

The Su-57 Felon is marketed as stealth fighter but It has the same RCS of a clean F/A-18 Super Hornet (and 1,000 times bigger than that of the F-35). Here’s why.

The Su-57 Felon is marketed as stealth fighter but It has the same RCS of clean F/A-18 Super Hornet (and 1,000 times bigger than that of the F-35). Here’s why.

The Su-57 is nowhere near F-35 for similar reasons as to why F/A-18 Super Hornets are nowhere near F-35. The… Read More

4 weeks ago

Here’s why this Top Gun: Maverick scene is Impossible According to real-life Fighter Pilot

Top Gun: Maverick took some creative liberties, and according to one real-life fighter pilot, at least one aerial maneuver in… Read More

2 months ago

US Naval Aviator explains why both the Su-57 Felon and the J-20 Mighty Dragon are not Fifth Generation Fighters

Are both the Su-57 and the J-20 true fifth generation fighters? The Sukhoi Su-57 (NATO reporting name: Felon) is a… Read More

4 months ago

Sukhoi Su-57 exclusive feature: the Felon is the only Fighter Jet Equipped with DIRCM

Technically the DIRCM is seen on other turbine powered aircraft. It’s just never appeared on anything outside of heavy lift… Read More

5 months ago

Sukhoi officially Unveils the Checkmate, allegedly codenamed “Screamer” by US Intelligence

The new aircraft is likely to be touted as rival to the US F-35 stealth fighter, hence its name… Read More

2 years ago

Did you know the Su-57 Felon has the same RCS of clean F/A-18 Super Hornet (and 1,000 times bigger than that of the F-35)?

It’s not just Su-57 being less stealthy than F-35 (-40 dBsm) – it has a 1,000 times bigger RCS. The configuration of the Sukhoi… Read More

3 years ago

Second USAF F-16 Aggressor gets Sukhoi Su-57 Felon “ghost” paint scheme

The “ghost” paint scheme emerged via crowdsourcing competition held on social media in 2019 by Brig. Gen. Robert G. Novotny, 57th Wing… Read More

3 years ago

Did you know the Su-57 Felon is the only Fighter Jet Equipped with DIRCM?

An interesting feature of the Su-57 that no other fighter jet has is the 101KS-O DIRCM (Directed Infrared Counter Measures).… Read More

3 years ago

Here’s why the F-22 Uses Rectangular Exhaust Nozzles (and F-35, Su-57 and Chinese Stealth Fighters don’t)

The F-35 still has reasonable rear hemisphere stealth, but it cannot come close to the F-22 in that regard. The… Read More

3 years ago

Here’s why Algeria Won’t Buy Su-57 and Su-34

Major-General Gad Salah, the only Algerian top military officer seriously in 'love' with the Su-34 is died on Dec. 23,… Read More

3 years ago

Russian Su-57 Felon Stealth Fighter Crashes during Testing, Pilot Ejects Safely

First Sukhoi Su-57 Felon Crash. A Sukhoi Su-57 Felon fifth-generation fighter crashed during routine factory test flight in Taiga… Read More

3 years ago

Video: Su-57 Stealth Fighter and S-70 UCAS Fly Together for First Time to Expand Frazor’s Radar Field

On Sep. 27, 2019 in fact the Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik (Hunter) Unmanned Combat Aircraft System (UCAS) and the Sukhoi Su-57… Read More

4 years ago

Russia’s Su-57 Frazor Stealth Fighter Lands for the First Time in Turkey

On Sep. 14, 2019 Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 Frazor stealth fighter has arrived in Turkey for Technofest 2019 techno festival. On… Read More

4 years ago

Su-57 Frazor Stealth Fighters deployed to Syria again… To Attract New Foreign Buyers

Currently the only real-war missions are (low-level) air-to-ground attack sorties in the remaining terrorist area of Idlib for which the… Read More

4 years ago

Turkey kicked out of F-35 program because it’s Purchasing S-400. But Greece and other NATO Countries already have Russian Surface to Air Missile Systems that are Part of Alliance’s Shared Missile Defense.

NATO's secretary general Jens Stoltenberg reiterated that the S-400 system could not become part of alliance's shared missile defense. The… Read More

4 years ago

Turkey Stockpiling parts for F-16s and other U.S. Military Equipment

Turkey has been stockpiling parts for F-16s and other military equipment in anticipation of U.S. sanction for acquiring the… Read More

4 years ago