The Gagarin Aviation Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has manufactured and handed over to the Russian Defence Ministry the final batch of Su-57 fifth-generation aircraft under the 2023 production programme, according to the Russian Industry and Trade Ministry.
On Wednesday, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said:
Aircraft manufacturers have made and handed over to our armed forces all Su-57 fifth-generation aircraft planned for delivery this year. The fighters have successfully passed all the necessary factory tests. The increase in the production of these unique machines was made possible thanks to the resolution of issues related to the rhythmic supply of components and the improvement of in-line assembly technology. I believe that the KNAAZ team is coping well with this challenging task.
According to Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation, quoted in the ministry’s release, “the final assembly shop is already working on combat vehicles that will be handed over to the Russian Air Force in 2024. The number of fifth-generation fighters arriving to the troops is almost doubling annually.”
The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that in 2023, the Su-57’s inline assembly line was set up in the face of growing serial production of the aircraft. Measures have also been taken to eliminate bottlenecks throughout the production cycle. In parallel, production is being upgraded. Within the framework of the state programme for the development of the military-industrial complex, promising technical re-equipment projects are being implemented for the serial production of the Su-57 aircraft.
The ministry recalled that in 2023, the Gagarin KNAAZ, a branch of UAC, successfully fulfilled the state defence order by supplying the Russian Air Force with all Su-57 and Su-35S aircraft stipulated by the contracts. The Coordination Council under the Cabinet of Ministers monitors this work.
