The Sukhoi-57 will rival the American F-22 and Chinese Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-31 combat planes, the Kremlin has boasted. <\/p>\n
Military officials claim \"cutting-edge\" stealth technology will make the 120million jet difficult to track on enemy radars. <\/p>\n
Russian air force chief Viktor Bondarev described the aircraft, which have a top speed of 1,615 mph, as a \"wonderful machine\". <\/p>\n
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He said: \"Every country probably wants planes such as this, and we have them. <\/p>\n
\"The decision has been taken, the plane has been christened. Su-57 is what we are going to call it now.\" <\/p>\n
The fifth-generation jet will carry K-77M missiles with a reported range of 125 miles, according to Newsweek. <\/p>\n
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Russia has previously claimed the jet will be cheaper to produce than its US equivalent, with units costing less than 120million. <\/p>\n
However, the Su-57 has another year of testing before units enter military service in 2019. <\/p>\n
The pre-production batch will consist of 12 aircraft, according to Yuri Slyusar, the CEO of the United Aircraft Corporation. <\/p>\n
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Last week it emerged a new Russian warship is being built in St Petersburg and will be handed over to the military in 2020. <\/p>\n
The 8,500-ton Arctic multirole ship, dubbed the 'Ivan Papanin', is currently being built by the Admiralty Shipyard. <\/p>\n
Shipyard chief Aleksandr Buzakov said: \"We happen to have been specialising in building civilian ice-rated ships for the last 25 years. <\/p>\n
\"We laid down Ivan Papanin in April. The construction is fully underway and in 2019, we will launch it and then deliver it to the customer in 2020.\" <\/p>\n
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