Binkov's Battlegrounds on MSNOpinion

Why 2026 is the year the Su‑57 becomes a real threat

The Su‑57 stealth fighter has long been Russia’s most advanced jet, but in 2026 it could finally tip the scales over Ukraine.
Equipping the Su-57 with hypersonic missiles would be a significant upgrade for the aircraft. However, multiple questions remain, including how many hypersonic missiles the Su-57 could carry. Russia’s ...
On October 5, 2024, Russia’s Su-57 allegedly recorded its first air-to-air kill - taking down a S-70 Hunter drone. We’re ...
The United States offered India the single-seat F-35. Russia is now proposing the Su-57M1E twin-seat fighter with AESA radar ...
In a recently released video, the United Aircraft Corporation showed off T-50-9 carrying weapons in its internal bays during rehearsals for Dubai Airshow. Russia’s UAC (United Aircraft Corporation) ...
Russia is displaying a range of airpower capabilities at the Dubai air show, including prospective updates to the thrust nozzles of the Sukhoi Su-57E fighter, an engine upgrade for existing types, and ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fighter is pictured at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 17, 2025. (Christopher ...
The F-35 has more combat experience than the Su-57. But Russian technology in general has fared well in the ongoing Ukraine War, despite Western pressure. There is a burgeoning arms race between the ...
The new paint scheme of Top Aces’ F-16 mimics that of the Russian Su-57 “Felon” fighter jet. On Aug. 4, 2025, one of Top Aces’ former Israeli Air Force F-16A Netz aircraft was spotted flying for the ...
Chief of the Main Staff Lieutenant General Alexander Maksimtsev said the pace of deliveries of fifth generation Su-57 aircraft is increasing, along with modern aviation strike systems and hypersonic ...
One of the main changes in the modernized Su-57 aircraft is the upgraded 101KS onboard optical-electronic self-defense system, the experts said MOSCOW, February 10. /TASS/. The Su-57 fighters from a ...