{
  "id": "su-57",
  "name": "Su-57",
  "aliases": [
    "Felon"
  ],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Stealth multirole fighter",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2020,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Sukhoi Su-57 (Russian: Сухой Су-57; unconfirmed NATO reporting name: Felon) is a stealth, single-seat, twin-engine multirole fifth-generation jet fighter been developed since 2002 for air superiority and attack operations.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 1,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "8",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-57"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 20.1,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 4.6,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 14.1,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 18000,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "2 x Saturn/Lyulka 117S",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "14,200 kg each",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_mach",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 3500,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "350 m/sec",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 20000,
      "src": [
        "weg-su-57"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "3.3 hours",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-57"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire Control Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Byelka radar (400 km, 60 tracks with 16 targeted)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radio Electronic System",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Sh-121 multifunctional integrated radio electronic system (MIRES)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radar Systems",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "N036-1-01: Frontal X-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar N036B-1-01: Cheek X-band AESA radars for increased angular coverage N036L-1-01: Slat L-band arrays for…",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Stealth Properties",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The Su-57 is planned to be the first operational aircraft in Russian Air Force service to use stealth technology.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-57"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "L402 Himalayas electronic countermeasure suite",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chaff / flares",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing Mounted Weapon Systems: hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "8",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing Mounted Weapon Systems: anti-ship missiles",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 × Kh-35E",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing Mounted Weapon Systems: anti-radiation missiles",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "*4 × Kh-58UShKE *250, 500, 1500 kg guided bombs *Anti-tank \"Drill\"500 kg cluster-bomb + active homing[",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1; R-77 (AA-12 Adder); Kh-38/Kh-38M Missile; R-37 (AA-X-13/AA-13 Axehead) Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "30 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "1,800 rounds/min"
      },
      "range_km": 1.8
    },
    {
      "name": "R-77 (AA-12 Adder)",
      "role": "Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "Inertial with mid-course update and terminal active radar homing/infrared homing (R-77T)",
        "Speed": "Mach 4"
      },
      "range_km": [
        80,
        100
      ],
      "qty": "4 x R-77 (AA-12 Adder)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-38/Kh-38M Missile",
      "role": "Air-to-Surface Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Air-to-Surface Missile",
        "Guidance": "Laser, active radar, IR, satellite, depending on variant",
        "Warhead": "HE fragmentation, cluster warhead, armor-piercing",
        "Warhead weight": "up to 250 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.2",
        "Length": "4.2 m"
      },
      "range_km": 70,
      "qty": "4 x Kh-38/Kh-38M Missile"
    },
    {
      "name": "R-37 (AA-X-13/AA-13 Axehead) Missile",
      "role": "Supersonic Air-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-57"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Supersonic Air-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "Inertial with mid-course update, semi-active and active radar homing",
        "Warhead": "HE, fragmenting",
        "Warhead weight": "60 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 5",
        "Length": "4.20 m"
      },
      "qty": "2 x R-37 (AA-X-13/AA-13 Axehead) Missile"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": {
    "file": "su-57.jpg",
    "thumb": "su-57-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Boevaya mashina",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sukhoi_Su-57_RF-81775_Army-2022.jpg",
    "title": "File:Sukhoi Su-57 RF-81775 Army-2022.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-05",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 3.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/su-57.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-su-57": {
      "title": "Su-57 (Felon) Russian Stealth Fighter",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Su-57_Felon_Russian_Stealth_Fighter",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}