Recently, Russia announced the Su-57 fighter, which has been hit by Russia up and down, and has finally taken a solid step.
What is more embarrassing is that compared with the development of the American F-22 and the Chinese J-20 fighters, the Su-57 has seriously lagged behind, and its technical level is generally considered to be unable to keep up with the typical level of the F-22 and J-20, in fact, Russia actively cooperated with other countries soon after the fighter project was launched, after all, Russia at that time was no longer the peak of the Soviet Union, and economic and technical assistance from other countries was of great significance to the development of fighter jets in Russia.
The key countries targeted by Russia are, of course, China and India, which have good cooperation experience in the Su-30 project. But in the end, the appearance of the J-20 made all countries realize that the Su-57 is actually unlikely to become a procurement model for the Chinese Air Force. This statement has indeed been confirmed, and after the first flight of the J-20, it has indeed exceeded the expectations of many countries. In the end, it took just over 5 years to complete all the test flight projects, enter the production stage in 2016, and then spend another 2 years to complete further improvements, and then officially produce in 2018.
At that time, Russia was still in the test flight stage, and there were constant problems. The Su-57, which was originally planned to be delivered in December 2019, crashed on the eve of the handover, and finally completed the handover of the first Su-57 at the end of 2020, and completed the second batch of 4 by the end of 2021.
Not only is it difficult to achieve the original goal of confronting the American F-22, but now it has actually been thrown away by the J-20 in great strides, and there is almost no chance of catching up in the future, so the performance and scale of the Su-57 are not very good today.
How powerful is the Russian Su-57?
In recent days, when the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is ongoing, in order to achieve the goal of military operations, Russia has invested a lot of new ** in the battle against Ukraine, including the record-breaking Russian aerospace supplemented by the upcoming fifth-generation stealth fighter: Su-57, which set a record in this battle, the Russian Ministry of Defense has revealed that the Su-57 has undergone actual combat tests in Ukraine and has achieved some achievements, but what specific achievements have been made, Russia did not say.
However, recently the British ** reported some news, according to a report by the Russian Ministry of Defense, the report said that the Russian Aerospace Forces Su-57 has obtained an unprecedented record in Ukraine, at a long-range position of 400 kilometers, launching R37M, a Ukrainian Su-24 fighter-bomber was wiped out in an instant, such a long distance, which has never appeared before.
There was also news before that the Su-57 shot down a Ukrainian fighter 200 kilometers away in Ukraine, but this news has not been confirmed, and I don't know if it's true. There was no confirmation from Russia, and there were reports at the time that the S400 missile, which shot down a target 200 kilometers away, also has a long range, and the missile can reach up to 400 kilometers, so that it can defeat Ukrainian fighters inside Russia.
The number of Russian Su-57 fighters is very limited, since 2021, only 10 have been delivered, and one crashed during the test, and the annual delivery is only 4, but even if it is very small, Russia still sent it to fight against Ukraine, and the Su-57 is also the world's five generations, the earliest fifth-generation aircraft to participate in actual combat.
In fact, the Su-57 was in actual combat as early as 2018, when the Su-57 was not in service and was still in the testing stage, but it also successfully destroyed the target, and it was exactly like this, Russia also released **, and the Su-57 was also the first fifth-generation aircraft that participated in actual combat before it was put into service.
From the conflict between Ukraine and Russia to the present, has the Su-57 of the Russian Air Force been unveiled?
Russia and Ukraine have fought until now, but the Su-57 has disappeared silently, this problem has troubled many people, the Su-57 fighter is a fifth-generation fighter developed by Russia, its development and production process involves a lot of technology and capital investment, so its performance and combat capability have attracted much attention.
Some people may mention that there are reports that the Su-57 played an important role on the battlefield in Russia and Ukraine, for example, shooting down Ukrainian fighter jets, but some people will be skeptical of these reports, and these reports lack real reports and detailed reports, which makes it very doubtful about its authenticity. However, the root cause of the disappearance of the Su-57 is caused by the scarcity of the quantity, and it is understood that the number of Su-57 is only a few additions, which is actually equivalent to none.
In the battle situation, in fact, the problem of quantity does not have much impact on the overall combat effectiveness, it is minimal. The Su-57 will only have the upper hand in a one-on-one battle, and if Ukraine adds a lot of help, the Su-57 will be beaten very badly and helpless, but if the production of the Su-57 increases to a sufficient number in the short term, then this is impossible. Although the Su-57 is independently developed by Russia, some electronic equipment is dependent on Western imports, and after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, other countries have made some sanctions against Russia, which has led to a shortage of some parts of the Su-57, and the ** chain has been blocked.
Coupled with the problems of Russia's own military industry, increasing the production of steel Su-57 is an impossible task. At present, the United States and its army are mainly equipped with F35, the number is close to 1000, and it can reach 5000 in the future, if it really sends 300 F35 to attack Russia, then Russia will lose very badly.
If in the future, 1000 F35s are really sent, and we only have 200 J-20s, then the situation is the same as with the Su-57. So, the real reason why it disappeared was that there was too little of it.