Russian Su-57 Fighter Jet Much Cheaper Than US F-35 - Manufacturer

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th August, 2018) Russia's Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet is much cheaper than its US analog F-35 aircraft, the president of the Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Yuri Slyusar, said.

"Only three countries, including Russia, possess the fifth-generation fighter jet. There is no exact information on China, but our Su-57s are much cheaper than the US F-35s," Slyusar told the Vedomosti newspaper in an interview.

Slyusar did not mention the price, but noted that it was impossible to compare Su-57 jet with aircraft of the previous generation, as the fifth-generation plane "is equipped with another set of systems with absolutely different functional capabilities."

In July, Russian lawmaker Vladimir Gutenev, a member of State Duma's expert panel on the aviation industry, told Sputnik that Su-57 will be two and a half times cheaper than F-35 fighter jet and F-22 stealth fighter aircraft.

According to open sources, F-22 jets cost $146.2 million, while F-35s may cost between $83 million and $108 million.

Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet, formerly known as Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation (PAK FA), is a single-seat, twin-engine multirole "stealth" aircraft designed for air superiority and attack roles. It is equipped with an advanced avionics system and airborne active phased array radar as well as with a variety of high-precision weaponry. The jet carried out its maiden flight in 2010 and is still being tested by the military.