See This Picture? Russia Hoped This Fighter Jet Would Be a Game-Changer. It Failed.
Mark Episkopos
Security,
Meet the Su-47.
Key Point: The Su-47 serves as a powerful reminder of the many twists and turns on Russia’s long road to a serially-produced fifth-generation fighter.
At the Zhukovsky International Airport outside Moscow, Russia, MAKS 2019 air show attendees were treated to a rare piece of Russian military aviation history: the Su-47, a fascinating but flawed testbed for cutting-edge 1990’s fighter technology.
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