Su-57 E Aircraft

Rosoboronexport, Russia’s state-owned defence exports company has recently offered India the Su-57E fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) during Aero India 2025.

• About Su-57E Aircraft: Fifth-Generation Fighter, is a stealth, twin-engine multirole fighter, developed by Sukhoi.
• Features: Stealth Technology, equipped with a serrated exhaust nozzle, reducing radar and infrared signatures for enhanced stealth.
• High Weapon Payload: Can carry up to 7.4 tons of air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles.
• Speed: Achieves a maximum speed of Mach 1.8.
• Altitude: Operates at a maximum altitude of 54,100 feet.
• Combat Range: Has a combat range of 1,864 miles, allowing for long-range missions.
• Local Production: Rosoboronexport and United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) propose localizing FGFA production at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), potentially starting in 2025.
• Technology Transfer: Russia has offered fifth-generation technologies to India, including Engine technology, Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars, Optics, AI elements, Software communication, and Air weapons.