PAK-FA / Sukhoi Su-57 - Updates and Discussions
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Without Type-30 it won't be SU57M. Type-30 was already getting tested for quite some time in a prototype.
Anyways, looks like this was the prototype that carried the new engines and systems. Check this link bro: Модернизированный Су-57 впервые полетел
WarThunder forum leaks. Happened to the chally 2 famously. SU-57 stats leaked.
Those aren't the Felons stats. Acc to one of the conversation it was the stats of the Fulcrum.
A comprehensive look at the features & USP of the Su-57 PAKFA.
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Some old Sukhoi patents regarding T-50 where the said targeted RCS was set lower than F-22. F-16.net guys were very happy, obviously, lol.
But US fanboys are in for a nasty surprise. China displayed a 6th gen fighter concept in a simulator which looked so much like Su-57 in profile.
Here is LM concept 6th gen art which they recently displayed:
Source of both images: China's 6th generation fighter concept appears in AVIC simulator - Air Data News
Both are eerily close to Su-57 than F-22/F-35/J-20 in profile.
IMO, when Sukhoi claimed that Su-57M is going to be a near 6th gen plane or a 5+ gen, people laughed. But they shouldn't now after seeing these 6th gen concepts.
What Russians stopped doing after 1989, USA is continuing till date. They have put in the hard work and money. They won't be easily surprised.
USAF has taken Su-57 and J-20 very seriously. That's why the NGAD exists: to remain ahead of future Russian/Chinese aerial threats and maintain air-dominance.
I was referring to US fanboys who have mocked Su-57 right from its inception.
Our 6th gen prototype has already flown however those are just the programs that are public. The black programs we got going will be used against China and likely Russia if and when it goes hot. US made it clear a few years ago to both nations what we got when US decided to take them out for a spin on a clear and sunny day over a populated area at con altitude to make sure the folks below take pictures and post them online.
We Murrrcans aint concern or going to be surprised.
With new engines, this plane is just going to be super awesome. Stealth, supercruise, supermaneuverabilty, AI, MUM-T, ability to defeat both RF and IIR missiles. 360° IR sensors and in future distributed radar sensors too.
Cheek mounted AESA arrays which means it can shoot and crank with impunity while the enemy just will have to break away and run or die.
Dropping out of FGFA was our biggest mistake. IAF just wanted Rafale at that time. Now everyone realizes what a big mistake it was. Even 2-3 squadrons of Su-57M will provide IAF with teeth to seriously hurt PLAAF and J-20.