Russia’s state arms export company Rosoboronexport has signed the first contracts to deliver the export version of the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter.
Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev stated on Wednesday at Airshow China that “the system of military-technical cooperation should bring new armaments and military hardware to the market.” We’ve already signed the first contracts for the Su-57.”
He did not disclose the buyer.
The Rosoboronexport chief also discussed the expectations and impact of Russian military gear demonstrations at Airshow China in Zhuhai.
“Our partners from friendly countries want to buy Russian reliable and proven armament and, correspondently, to support our industry with export orders so that we can develop further and from generation to generation we used to create new products for the next 10-15 years,” Mikheev told journalists.
The Sukhoi Su-57 is a Russian-built fifth-generation multirole fighter capable of engaging air, land, and naval targets. It has stealth technology with extensive use of composite materials, can achieve supersonic cruising speeds, and is outfitted with cutting-edge onboard electronic systems, including a powerful onboard computer (the so-called electronic second pilot), a radar system spread across its body, and other innovations, particularly armament placed inside its fuselage.
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