Sukhoi Su-57 Delivery Threatened After Crash

Su-57
Credit: Maxim Maksimov
The first delivery of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter is likely to be postponed after the aircraft crashed Dec. 24 during a test flight. The type manufacturer, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), confirmed the crash took place in Russia’s far east about 111 km from Komsomolsk-on-Amur...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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