Rostec plots out upgrade plan for Russia’s fifth-gen Su-57 fighter

Vladimir Artyakov, the First Deputy General Director of the Rostec State Corporation, recently told Russian media outlet, Izvestia, that the company plans to have a total of 22 serial-production Su-57 Felon fighters in Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) service by 2024. The RuAF has received just ten of the 76 Su-57s on ordered to date, with the remaining 66 airframes scheduled for delivery by 2028. The 12 new aircraft are expected to incorporate some or all of the upgrades that were