Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-47 Berkut was Sukhoi’s forward-swept, fly-by-wire testbed—not a frontline fighter. -First flown in 1997, the lone prototype combined...
Key Points and Summary – RUSI’s new study argues Russia’s Sukhoi fighter lines—Su-30/Su-34/Su-35 and Su-57—remain vulnerable despite wartime output. -Second- and third-tier suppliers still...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 finally gives the PLA a carrier-borne stealth fighter, narrowing a long-standing gap with U.S. F-35B/C forces. -On...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s defense industry is buckling under war demands and sanctions. Big-ticket programs—Su-75, Su-57, T-14 Armata and PAK DA—keep slipping...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-57 “Felon,” hyped as Putin’s 5th-generation “super weapon,” has a “checkered past” and has been a disappointment in...