Su-57 fighter jet © Sergei Bobylev/TASS
Mark Episkopos, National Interest: Could the F-35 Stealth Fighter Lose to Russia's Su-57 in a Dogfight?
One of Russia’s most prominent test pilots seems to think so.
Former Soviet test pilot Magomed Tolboyev told Russian reporters earlier this week that Russia’s new Su-57 fighter can “easily” defeat Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fifth generation fighter in a one-on-one engagement: “Su-57 will kill [a F-35] easily, should they meet one on one. The F-35 cannot maneuver, it’s simply incapable. But it does have electronic might.” Tolboyev added that the F-35’s reliance on its electronics suite makes it especially susceptible to jamming. “This is why I oppose everything electronic.”
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WNU Editor: The Russian Air Force believes they have the better fighter jet .... Russian Su-57 jet to win over US F-35 in one-on-one dogfight, test pilot says (TASS).
