The capabilities of Moscow's fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighter have been compared to those of the US Air Force's F-22 and F-35.
In the last few years, Russia has struggled with the development of the Su-57, and just 10 test prototypes and six serially produced aircraft have been produced.
The upgraded Su-57 made its debut flight earlier this month, and the United Aircraft Corporation has continued the fighter's development despite those setbacks.
The Sukhoi Design Bureau within the UAC is carrying out work for further developing the Su-57. The upgraded Su-57 fifth-generation plane flew for the first time on October 21 at the Gromov Flight Testing Institute's airfield. Hero of Russia Sergey Bogdan flew the aircraft. The flight took 56 minutes to run.
According to the reports, the improved Su-57M fighter jet was testing a broad range of new types of weapons, as well as onboard equipment with extended function.
A second stage engine can be installed on the aircraft. "Megapolis" is believed to be the code name for this initiative.
According to reports, the most significant aspect of this upgrade is the installation of new "izdeliye 30" engines, which can provide a thrust of around 16 tonnes in place of the current AL 41F-1 engines that can provide a thrust of 14.2 tonnes.
One of the notable features of the Su-57 is the artificial intelligence technology, which can act as a virtual co-pilot, gather data from the aircraft's numerous sensors, and give crucial information to the human operator.
The future "sixth- generation" fighters could be transformed into data centers in the sky by using onboard computer clusters that are composed of high- performance ruggedized processor.
It could help the pilots make quicker decisions.
A technology industry analyst says that artificial intelligence is an important part of fighter jets.
Modern jets are unstable in flight. There is only one way to fly straight. Next- generation artificial intelligence will improve survivability and mission capabilities.
The issue is how Russia will be able to mass produce such aircraft.
The Kremlin used to take chips from consumer appliances to use in its tanks and other vehicles. Moscow might need a highly advanced artificial intelligence to figure out how to solve the problem.
Peter Suciu is a Michigan based writer. Over the course of two decades in journalism, he has contributed to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers, and websites. He writes about military hardware and firearms. Peter is a contributor to Forbes. You can follow him on the social networking site.
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