Isn't this the SE version of the PAKFA - a 5G FA project collaboration between Russia & UAE?
With 180KN engines, it's in the same class as the MSA.
It could weigh the same as the Rafale empty though. If they increase the thrust a bit more, it could easily compete with the AMCA as well.
@vstol Jockey
Yup unless they find milk cow to fund the development.It will have only One Engine
The Good thing is that it will be ready
Before AMCA , so we can also buy it
Let's hope MWF and amca won't be derailed.With 180KN engines, it's in the same class as the MSA.
It could weigh the same as the Rafale empty though. If they increase the thrust a bit more, it could easily compete with the AMCA as well.
@vstol Jockey
It will have only One Engine
The Good thing is that it will be ready
Before AMCA , so we can also buy it
I don't think it will become available in a realistic enough timeframe for the IAF to show interest in it. We could have signed the MRFA contract by then, while in the middle of taking deliveries of LCA Mk2 and MKI MLU. The Su-57 will also be a lot more mature in comparison by then.
A bigger large scale export prospect is Iran. They may want to manufacture jets of this type a decade down the line, once they fix their economy and get rich. The other option being Vietnam.
The Russians have realised that
A Twin Engined Su 57 is less Stealthy
So now they are going for something
Similar to F 35
Our AMCA will be delayed As Usual
So we need something to take care of your personal Favorite the J 20
Let's hope MWF and amca won't be derailed.
I expect it to be about 22 tons MTOW with empty weight of about 9.5 tons.With 180KN engines, it's in the same class as the MSA.
It could weigh the same as the Rafale empty though. If they increase the thrust a bit more, it could easily compete with the AMCA as well.
@vstol Jockey
I expect it to be about 22 tons MTOW with empty weight of about 9.5 tons.
If PAK DP comes to a reality, then we should go for PAK DP, not this one. This one Russians are showing now is equivalent to j31 i beleive, an aircraft oriented for export market only.It will have only One Engine
The Good thing is that it will be ready
Before AMCA , so we can also buy it
Which engine will power this aircraft? Al41f1( 93 dry and 147 wet)?They said something about the takeoff weight being 18T or less, although that's not MTOW. It appears to have the same dimensions as the F-35A, given the scale of the people around the jet, but thinner. So we may be talking about at least a 6-7T fuel capacity.
There's a possibility that this fighter can be developed into a loyal wingman as well.
Anyway, Russia's total stealth programs have climbed to 5 now: Su-57, S-70, PAK DA, Mig-LMFS and Su-XX. Apart from the 7th(?) gen Mig-XX.