Vyacheslav Grushnikov
Su-35 photo of the company "Sukhoi"
Abu Dhabi. February 22. INTERFAX-AVN - Russia is ready to continue negotiations with Turkey on the supply of military aircraft, the FSMTC of Russia told Interfax.
"We have already said more than once that we are ready to discuss the possibility of supplying Turkey with the entire range of Russian military products, including the latest aviation technology," the FSMTC said, answering the question whether there is progress in negotiations with Turkey on the purchase of Su- 35 or Su-57.
The FSMTC noted that at the MAKS-2019 and TECHNOFEST-2019 exhibitions, Turkish specialists got acquainted with the Su-35 aircraft.
"They liked everything. If there is an application for this aircraft from the Turkish side, we are ready to continue negotiations on this issue," the service said.
"I can say the same about the Su-57. If our Turkish partners are interested, we are ready to start working on this topic. But you need to understand that this is the newest fifth-generation fighter. state defense order and meeting the needs of the Russian customer - the RF Ministry of Defense, "- said the representative of the FSMTC of Russia.
The Su-35 is a deeply modernized super-maneuverable multi-functional fighter of the "4 ++" generation. According to the Sukhoi company, it uses fifth-generation technologies that provide superiority over fighters of a similar class.
China became the first foreign customer of Russian Su-35 fighters in 2015. Prior to that, the Su-35 was operated only by the Russian Aerospace Forces. The contract for the supply of 11 Su-35s was signed with Indonesia, but its implementation did not begin.
The Su-57 was developed by the Sukhoi company (part of the UAC, Rostec) and is produced at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant. This is a fifth generation multipurpose fighter designed to destroy all types of air targets in long-range and close-range battles, defeat ground and surface targets of the enemy and overcome air defense systems. Its maiden flight took place on January 29, 2010.
In the coming years, the Russian military should receive 76 Su-57 fighters and re-equip three aviation regiments with them. The first Su-57 fighters will be produced in serial form, but with engines of the previous generation. The "second stage" engine (product 30 manufactured by the United Engine Corporation), which will provide the Su-57 with a supersonic cruising speed, began flight tests in December 2017.
In Turkey, reported the study of the characteristics of the Russian Su-35
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