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Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate, once marketed with its own cologne, is struggling to escape “vaporware” status as foreign buyers like...
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Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate, once marketed with its own cologne, is struggling to escape “vaporware” status as foreign buyers like...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s United Aircraft-Building Corporation is renewing its pitch to India with an export-ready Su-57E package that goes beyond jets:...
Key Points and Summary – The “best fighter jet” argument is no longer just about speed or dogfighting—it’s about who detects first, fuses data...
Synopsis: Canada’s fighter decision is no longer just about price; it’s about whether Ottawa can defend a continent-sized airspace with credible fifth-generation capability. With...
Synopsis: Forward-swept wings promise sharp subsonic agility, better lift behavior, and shorter takeoffs—exactly why designers flirted with them for carrier and air-superiority fighters. But...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-57 just flew for the first time with its new Izdeliye 177 engine, marking the latest attempt to...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-57 is marketed as a premier stealth multirole fighter, but it falls short against its closest benchmark: the...
Key Points and Summary – Russia says a production-series Su-57 has completed its first flight with two “Product 177” (AL-51F) fifth-generation engines, the long-promised...
Key Points and Summary – Russia is again promising the Su-75 “Checkmate” will fly in early 2026, after slipping from 2023 to 2024 to...
Key Points and Summary – The Su-57 Felon was meant to anchor Russia’s fifth-generation air power and compete with America’s F-22 and F-35 and...