This is When 5th-Generation PAK FA Fighter Jets Will Join Russian Army

Russian PAK FA (Advanced Tactical Air System) T-50 (Photo by © Sputnik / Alexey Filippov)

Deliveries of PAK FA fifth-generation fighter aircraft to the Russian Armed Forces are most likely to start under the new 2018-2025 arms procurement program, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said Thursday.

The PAK FA (T-50) fighter was first seen in January 2010 when it was presented at the air show MAKS-2011. Mass production of Russia’s Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter jets will begin in 2017.

In December, Russian Aerospace Forces Commander Viktor Bondarev said that the forces have received eight prototypes.

PAK FA T-50 (© SPUTNIK/ VLADIMIR ASTAPKOVICH)

“The deliveries are most likely to start in the framework of the next arms procurement program in 2018-2025,” Borisov told reporters in Budapest.

“We are conducting flight testing, we have bought a limited batch to see how these aircraft perform, to eliminate all flaws and introduce all necessary changes,” Borisov said.

The T-50 prototype aircraft is designed by the Russian Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer for the PAK FA, a fifth-generation fighter program of the Russian Aerospace Forces. It is a single-seat, twin-engine multirole jet fighter designed for air superiority and attack roles. The aircraft, equipped with advanced avionics and all-digital flight systems, will become the first operational stealth aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

Source: BUDAPEST (Sputnik) — 02 02 2017