THE Su-57 is a multifunctional fifth-generation fighter designed to destroy all types of aerial targets both at long-range and close-in battles. Apart from destroying enemy air defence systems and surface targets, it can monitor airspace at significant range from its base and enter enemy airspace without being detected. The first flight of the Su-57 took place on January 29, 2010 at Komsomolsk-on-Amur. In 2017 production of the Su-57 prototype was completed as a part of the development phase of the fifth-generation aircraft and its systems. The first prototype commenced the type's flight test programme which currently has a fleet of ten prototypes assigned. All of the Su-57's systems have now been tested such that the first stage of state testing has been successfully completed.
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