Russian Aerospace Forces receive 2 Sukhoi Su-57 fifth generation fighter

Russian Deputy Defenсe Minister has anounced the delivery of 2 Sukhoi Su-57 fifth generation fighter in the last quarter of 2021. The batch was part of a contract signed in  defence exhibition Armiya-2019. One of the fighters has already been identified as Bort 52, being show in a promotion video release by KnAAPO, the factory where the type is built.

Su-57 (KnAAPO).

Uno de ellos ya ha sido identificado en un vídeo promocional de la fábrica KnAAPO, donde se produce. Se trata del Bort 52. El otro sería el Bort 51. Los números de serie serían 52201 (T-50S-3) y 52202 (T-50S-4). 

According to previously published plans (Appendix 2), Sukhoi was supposed to deliver 4 Su-57s, but it is likley that the covid crisis and the accident of the first serial aircraft caused delays.

References:

- https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/13477449
- https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4470926.html

- https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4470717.html

Appendix 1: Equipment delivered in the lastquarter of 2021

Krivoruchko added details on other equipment delivered in the same period: 2 S-400 and S-350 regiments, 3 Pantsir-S divisions, 17 new aircraft, 18 overhauled aircraft, 93 new UAVs and 7 repaired ones.

Appendix 2: Su-57 delivery schedule