Official footage of the Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet in flight at the Aero India exhibition has been published. The aircraft is piloted by test pilot and Hero of Russia Sergey Bogdan. Aero India is expected to feature a competition between the world's two most advanced fifth-generation fighter jets, the Russian Su-57 and the US F-35 Lightning II. Both countries will compete for the right to join the Indian Air Force's future fighter fleet. Both aircraft have advantages and disadvantages. The Su-57 can reach speeds of up to 2,450 km/h, while the F-35 can reach speeds of up to 1,930 km/h. The Su-57 has two engines, which increases the aircraft's survivability. The Su-57 is also more maneuverable in close combat. Both aircraft are barely noticeable to radar, but the F-35 is considered to be less noticeable because it is built with a small radar cross-section (RCS) and is covered with radar-absorbing materials. It is worth noting that the F-35 coating is sensitive to sunlight, salty wind and supersonic flight, it begins to peel off, it needs to be renewed every 2-3 years. When storing the aircraft in the sun, the coating deteriorates in 3 months. The production of the F-35 has already been established, and the production of the Su-57 has just begun to increase. The F-35 has more advanced electronics, but there are still problems with it, there is a lot of information about this on the network. The longest-range American missile AIM-54 Phoenix, air-to-air, has a range of up to 184 km. R-37M missiles, Su-57 aircraft, can hit large targets at a range of up to 400 km, information about them is on the channel. Estimated cost: Su-57 about 35-40 million dollars, F-35 from 80 to 100 million dollars. According to the latest news, the Su-57 is an excellent maneuverable fifth-generation fighter and India needs something similar, said Indian Air Marshal Anil Chopra.
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