The Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter is a real threat to NATO for five reasons, explains the American magazine The National Interest.
The publication drew attention to the aircraft's outstanding aerodynamics and maneuverability, in particular the three-dimensional thrust vector control and the ability to travel long distances at supersonic speed. Another feature of the fighter was called its armament, which allows it to hit air and ground targets at various distances.
The author of the article assured that the Su-57 unit costs about $ 40 million, which is a competitive offer on the foreign market. The publication noted the various avionics of the aircraft, allowing it to track enemy actions and offer an effective response to them, in particular, phased antenna arrays on the sides of the fighter.
The latest, fifth threat to the Su-57 for NATO in the publication called the slave strike-reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle “Okhotnik”, which improves the characteristics of the fighter in the field of reconnaissance, data transmission and offensive capabilities. “Despite the fact that the project has been repeatedly declared dead, the first production Su-57s are already here, and they have many advanced capabilities that could seriously threaten NATO assets,” writes The National Interest.
In December, videos appeared on the network showing the use of augmented reality technology to assemble the Su-57 in the workshop of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yuri Gagarin (KnAAZ). The Defense Blog noted that, perhaps, we are talking about the use of the American company Microsoft in the production of HoloLens glasses.
