Currently, the production of the fifth-generation Su-57 stealth fighters intended for the Russian Aerospace Forces does not match the figures achieved by the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Various reports show that these stealth aircraft have a limited deployment, mainly operating from Russian territory with minimal involvement in the Ukrainian conflict. In this context, one of the latest announcements from the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is the expansion of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant, focusing on the production of new Sukhoi Su-57 fighters (NATO designation “Felon”).
Recently, the UAC confirmed the inauguration of new facilities at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant, including the opening of “…buildings for fuel system testing, as well as the completion of the first phase of construction for a hangar to test onboard radio-electronic equipment (BREO), in order to scale up the serial production of aircraft.”
Additionally, according to Yuri Slyusar, General Director of the United Aircraft Corporation and Vice President of Soyuzmash Russia: “The technological modernization and expansion of the production capabilities at the Komsomolsk plant is a long-term investment program that includes substantial state funding and corporate investment. Thus, we have created the most advanced and large-scale production facility for manufacturing the most modern aerospace complexes.”
It was also noted that new hangars will be built to test the various combat systems of the new stealth combat aircraft. The goal of these investments is to increase the number of aircraft produced at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant. Although the official announcement only mentions the Su-57, it is likely that these new facilities will positively impact the production of other combat aircraft currently being delivered to the VKS.
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