Russia’s new two-seat Su-57D: A game-changer in networked air combat

D, a modified fifth-generation stealth fighter built to act as a network-centric command node for drone swarms.
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Official photos and footage of Russia's two-seat Su-57 prototype emerge

After questions were raised about the authenticity of the first leaked image, official photos and footage have now provided the first confirmed look at the two-seat variant of the Su-57 Felon fighter.
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Could Russia’s two-seat Su-57 be a ‘quarterback of the skies’?

Rostec’s lead test pilot suggested that the two-seat Su-57 could be used to coordinate with other Su-57s from the air, but it ...
Forbes

The Sukhoi Su-57 Is An Air Show Favorite, But It Fails To Secure Sales

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter aircraft flies ...
Forbes

Ukrainian Drones May Have Hit A Second Su-57 Stealth Fighter At Its Base In Russia

It’s increasingly clear a Ukrainian drone badly damaged, and possibly destroyed, a Russian air force Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter in a Saturday raid on Russia's Akhtubinsk State Flight Test Center in ...
Flightglobal

Two-seat Su-57 fighter takes flight in Russia

The new variant is possibly aimed at India’s increasingly urgent need for stealth aircraft. Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation has commenced flight tests with a two-seat version of the Sukhoi Su-57, ...
Kyiv Post

Su-57 Two-Seat Variant Successfully Tested in Flight, Russia Claims

Russia said it has successfully conducted a test flight of a two-seat version of its Su-57 fighter jet, after the aircraft’s patent surfaced in late 2023. Comments from the CEO of the jet’s ...
The Aviationist

Russia’s Su-57 Flies with New Izdeliye 177 ‘Gen. 5’ Engine

The development of the Izdeliye 177 appears to be driven by the need to upgrade the earlier Su-57 production models and offer a new powerplant to international customers. Russia’s United Aircraft ...
The Aviationist

Top Aces F-16 Makes First Flight in Su-57 ‘Felon’-Inspired Livery

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 ...
The National Interest

Stealth Air War: America’s F-22 Raptor vs. Russia’s Su-57

Summary and Key Points: The Sukhoi Su-57 and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor are both fifth-generation stealth fighters designed for air superiority and multirole capabilities. The F-22, operational ...
TASS

Russia’s Su-57 fighter with fifth-generation engine begins flight tests — Rostec

The state corporation added that UAC is currently implementing a program to expand production capacity, which will allow it to increase the volume of Su-57 aircraft deliveries to the military MOSCOW, ...