Russian Defense Ministry will increase purchases of fifth generation Su-57 fighters, said ” Krasnaya Zvezda “deputy head of the military department Alexey Krivoruchko .
“Already, measures are underway to further increase the purchase of Su-57 aircraft, the results of which will be taken into account in the new state armament program,” the Deputy Minister said.
Krivoruchko added that the Ministry of Defense will receive 22 such fighters by the end of 2022.
In December RIA Novosti reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) received the first serial Su-57. According to TASS , this aircraft is currently at the State Flight Test Center ( GLITS) named Valery Chkalov in Akhtubinsk (Astrakhan region), where ” will be used for testing the latest aviation hypersonic weapons. ” The first serial Su-57 entered service with one of the aviation regiments of the Southern Military District.
In December 2019 crashed Su-57, which was supposed to become the first serial fighter of the fifth generation adopted by the Russian Aerospace Forces.
By 2028, the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to the current state armaments program, should receive 76 Su-57 units.