The first serial fighter of the fifth generation Su-57, which was received by the Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia, will be tested at the Valery Chkalov State Flight Test Center (GLITS) in Akhtubinsk (Astrakhan Region). RIA Novosti reports this with reference to a source.
According to the interlocutor of the agency, the plane has already arrived at GLITs. “The vehicle will be transferred to the combat unit after testing at the center,” the source said.
According to TASS, the first serial Su-57 entered service with one of the aviation regiments of the Southern Military District.
In July, the publication of the Chinese portal Global Times named the American F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, as well as the Chinese J-20, but not the Russian Su-57, as fifth generation fighters. The internationally oriented publication, which is overseen by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, cited the opinion of the deputy director of science and technology of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), J-20 general designer Yang Wei.
In December 2019, the Su-57 crashed, which was supposed to become the first serial fifth-generation fighter adopted by the Russian Aerospace Forces.
By 2028, the Russian Aerospace Forces should receive 76 Su-57 units.
