Article Summary - This piece pits Europe’s Eurofighter Typhoon against Russia’s Su-57 Felon in a straight-up fight. -The Typhoon brings superb agility, strong AESA radar, and top-tier weapons like ...
Key Points and Summary - Russia’s Su-57 began life powered by the AL-41F1/117S, a deeply modernized Su-27 engine used as a stopgap while a true 5th-generation powerplant was developed. -That engine, ...
Russia has always placed a doctrinal emphasis on extreme maneuverability, usually at the expense of certain stealth features. The Su-57 Felon is Russia’s first fifth-generation fighter. But unlike ...
Washington’s analysts constantly judge the Su-57 through an F-22 or F-35 lens. Russia doesn’t fight that way. Their defense strategy—as seen in Ukraine thus far—is fundamentally one of attrition: ...