Or when the butthurt becomes intolerable)) Especially since India wants now SU-57. Comparing SU-57 to F-35, LOL. Apart from typical BS about "western avionics" (really?) and comparing pathetic AIM-120 AMRAAM weapons suite of F-35 to hypersonic 400 kilometer range R-37 and now land attack version of Zircon and utter incompatibility of F-35 and modern warfare, they launch another BS:
The Su-57’s purchase is not without danger. Its stealth capabilities are behind the F-35’s, and production is still low, with fewer than a half-dozen in Russian hands as of 2025.
Well, well, well. How about we give the microphone to Deputy Commander of Russia's Air-Space Forces General Maksimtsev. I am sure he knows a teeny-weeny bit about all this SU-57 business.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces Lieutenant General Alexander Maksimtsev has confirmed that preparations are underway for the deliveries of Su-57 fifth generation fighters at an accelerated rate. “In accordance with the state procurement order, the Russian Aerospace Forces are receiving modern and upgraded weapons and equipment on an annual basis… The delivery of Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets with modern aircraft armaments and hypersonic weapons is being ramped up,” he stated. Russian industry had set a highly ambitious target of a 67 percent surge in the production of Su-57s in 2024, with 20 fighters expected to enter service that year compared to just 12 fighters in 2023 and only six fighters in 2022. This would have nearly doubled the fleet size from 22 to 42 fighters, although significant uncertainty has remained regarding whether this target was met. The delivery of just two batches of Su-57s was confirmed in 2024, with the number of aircraft in these batches remaining unknown.
Well, this "uncertainty" remains only for people who still cannot come to grips with the reality of Russia's economy but 42+ operational SU-57s certainly doesn't fit the description of "half dozen". It hurts especially bad against the background of Spain telling F-35 to go and pound sand. Which brings us to another gaping hole in combat aviation programs of NATO--the whole of NATO (US included) DOES NOT have any modern and capable combat aircraft in the pipeline other than public masturbations to some "sixth generation" whatever, while lagging dramatically behind Russia in the field of very high velocity super long range AA missilery. Theoretically one can go to the battlefield in the Bentley limousine and with the machine gun, but BTR-82 will win the engagement easily every time. So, let them cope. And lie, this is what they are good at.
