MAKS 2019: First time static display for the SU-57 fighter jet.

At MAKS 2019, fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet is displayed at the static site for the first time and participate in the flight program.

2 SU-57 during the flight demonstration at MAKS 2019

The Sukhoi Su-57 is a stealth, single-seat, twin-engine multirole fifth-generation jet fighter being developed since 2002 for air superiority and attack operations. The aircraft is the product of the PAK FA , a fifth-generation fighter programme of the Russian Air Force. The fighter is designed to have supercruise, supermaneuverability, stealth, and advanced avionics to overcome the prior generation fighter aircraft as well as ground and naval defences. The Su-57 is intended to succeed the MiG-29 and Su-27 in the Russian Air Force

The first Su-57 has to be delivered by the end of 2019.

"MAKS is a key event for the whole aircraft industry and for Rostec. The corporation comprises key Russian producers of aircraft and components. After integration with the UAC, Rostec will be a major aircraft company in the world with annual production of the aviation cluster exceeding one trillion rubles. This year we demonstrate at the show over 250 exhibits of hardware, including 40 new aircraft, helicopters, communication means, avionics, etc. We plan major negotiations and signing of agreements for the creation of new hardware and supplies of our products," Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said.

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