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[–] greenshirtdenimjeans 1 points 1 month ago

Russian Air Force's Su-57 had only been used a handful of times since the Kremlin launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Russia continues to operate the fifth-generation multirole stealth fighter within its own airspace.

Fancy stealth fighter doesn’t leave its safe airspace

Moscow has struggled to produce the Su-57 in significant numbers. It was only this week that the latest "batch" of serially-produced fighters was handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces – but based on photos shared on social media it would appear that batch consisted of just two or possibly three fighters.

"They do not look like new production but rather like factory leftovers for which the Russians finally managed to assemble the missing parts."

A dust-covered canopy, rust on the engine nozzles, and other wear could imply these were not "new machines," but were props for the latest United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) propaganda campaign

I hope your supervisor told you to post this and that you didn’t do it on your own. Might wanna update that resume of yours.