Su 57 carrier-based aircraft is about to appear, the platform versatility surpasses Su-27, its own aircraft carrier may be delayed

Przemysław Burdziński

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2020-12-20 

Recently, according to Russian media reports, relevant sources from the Russian Ministry of Defense revealed that the carrier-based version of the Su 57 fighter jet is being developed as planned, and its prototype will make its first flight soon. As Russia’s only aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" encountered various accidents during the major revision and construction, which caused the entire progress to be delayed, the Su 57 carrier version is likely to appear before the completion of the aircraft carrier.

According to Russian experts, the platform versatility of the Su 57 fighter jet will surpass that of the Su 27. There will be many derivative models in the future, which will eventually become serialized and familyized. It is guessed that there will be fighter bombers, electronic warfare aircraft, aerobatic aircraft and even non-existent aircraft. A variety of models such as human-machine and sixth-generation aircraft verification aircraft, and carrier-based aircraft must also be covered. Nowadays, the Su 33 carrier-based aircraft has been suspended for many years, and the number was originally small. With the losses caused by various accidents, there is not much left, and it has lost the value of upgrading; another carrier-based aircraft MiG 29K, combat The efficiency is limited. Even if the MiG-35 is on the ship in the future, as a medium-sized aircraft, it will not be able to complete the air command well. Therefore, if Russia wants to use an aircraft carrier, it is necessary to develop a new carrier-based aircraft. Improving on the platform should be the most time-saving choice at the moment. Earlier, Russia publicly displayed the 100,000-ton "Storm"-class aircraft carrier model, and the carrier-based aircraft on it was Su 57, which also proved that the Su 57 carrier-based aircraft was within the plan.

However, even if the development of the Su-57 carrier aircraft goes smoothly, it has to face a problem: the Russian Navy may not be able to carry out carrier takeoff and landing tests. Russia’s only aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" is still under construction. It has previously encountered accidents such as the collapse of a crane, a short circuit and a fire, which had a major impact on its transformation and upgrading. The Russian side assessed that The "Znetsov" aircraft carrier will not be able to complete all the transformation and testing work until at least 2022, and the Su 57 carrier version is likely to appear before then, so that the prototype can only complete the land-based simulation of aircraft carrier takeoff and landing. Had to wait for the return of the aircraft carrier.

However, some analysts believe that if the "Admiral Kuznetsov" really fails to catch up by then, Russia may put the test of the Su 57 carrier version on the Indian "Vikramatia" aircraft carrier. The above is completed, considering that Russia and India have been relatively close in military cooperation, and the "Vikramatia" is also of Soviet Russian origin, this possibility also exists, and it can also play a role in propaganda during the test. , "Advertising" the Su 57 carrier-based aircraft to win orders from the Indian Navy.

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