August 13, 2021
If Russia’s Su-57 Carries Hypersonic Missiles, Is the Air Force Doomed?
The full strategic implications of the Su-57 have yet to be unveiled.
by Mark Episkopos
Here's What You Need to Remember:
As Russia's Su-57 stealth fighter moves into serial production in much larger quantities than previously expected, the U.S. expert defense community will be prompted to revisit the consensus view that Russia’s flagship fifth-generation fighter will not be produced in sufficient quantities, and is too far away, to pose a salient threat to.
The full strategic implications of the Su-57 have yet to be unveiled, with earlier reports suggesting that the fighter will be compatible with a variant of the nuclear-capable, 2,000-kilometer range, hypersonic Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018.
But in light of ongoing Russia-NATO military tensions-- and the looming threat of catastrophic escalation that they entail-- it’s worth exploring how the Su-57 compares with the current fighter lineup of the US Air Force (USAF).
In particular, how would the Su-57 fare against the USAF’s flagship F-35?
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/if-russia%E2%80%99s-su-57-carries-hypersonic-missiles-air-force-doomed-191800
