Russian Military to Ink Contract for First Batch of Su-57 Fighters

KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR (Sputnik) - The Russian military will soon sign the first state procurement contract for 12 fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets, Deputy Defense Minister Alexey Krivoruchko said Saturday.

"The first contract for 12 aircraft will be signed soon, and the deliveries under this contract will begin shortly," he told reporters at a briefing in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

The southeastern Russian city is home to a plant of Russia's Sukhoi aircraft maker, which produces cutting-edge Su-57 stealth fighters.

The Su-57 made its maiden flight eight years ago. CEO of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation Yuri Slyusar said the first batch of Su-57s could come into service in 2019.

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Многофункциональный истребитель пятого поколения Су-57 (Т-50 пак фа) на военном параде, посвященном 73-й годовщине Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945 годов.

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A Russian T-50 fifth generation fighter jet at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017 in Zhukovsky.

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Russian T-50 fifth-generation fighter aircrafts at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017

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Многофункциональные истребители пятого поколения Су-57 во время воздушной части военного парада, посвященного 73-й годовщине Победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945 годов.

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A Russian T-50 fifth generation fighter jet at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017 in Zhukovsky.

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Russian T-50 fifth-generation fighter aircrafts at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2017

Krivoruchko also said a new corvette was going to join Russia's Pacific Fleet within a month. The Gromky is the second corvette of eight Project 20380 vessels that will be used for maritime patrols.