The Su‑57 stealth fighter has long been Russia’s most advanced jet, but in 2026 it could finally tip the scales over Ukraine.

Russia has added a dangerous new weapon to its stealth aircraft fleet. The country’s most advanced fighter jet, the Sukhoi Su-57, now officially carries two types of extremely powerful missiles — the ...

Russia has always placed a doctrinal emphasis on extreme maneuverability, usually at the expense of certain stealth features. The Su-57 Felon is Russia’s first fifth-generation fighter. But unlike ...

With powerful engines and thrust-vectoring nozzles, the Su-57 has demonstrated exceptional post-stall maneuverability—potentially giving it the upper hand over the more unwieldy F-35 Lightning II at ...

The new stealthy nozzle has been installed on the left engine of the T-50-2 prototype, the same used to test the new AL-51F engine. A Russian Su-57 fighter has been finally equipped with a new ...

"It has a much longer service life, higher speed, longer range, and quite a number of superior characteristics," Sergey Chemezov said MOSCOW, December 25. /TASS/. The advanced fifth-generation engine ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter aircraft flies ...

The Russian Federation's Sukhoi Su-57 Felon is one of the premier fifth-generation fighters in existence, and it's bigger and faster than much of the competition. Russia began developing the new ...