The Diplomat:
The Sukhoi Su-57 fighter aircraft, Russia’s first indigenously designed and built fifth-generation stealth fighter jet, will be armed with hypersonic air-to-surface missiles with “characteristics” similar to that of the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (“Dagger”) air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), according to a Russian military aircraft industry source.
“In accordance with Russia’s State Armament Program for 2018-2027, Su-57 jet fighters will be equipped with hypersonic missiles. The jet fighters will receive missiles with characteristics similar to that of the Kinzhal missiles, but with inter-body placement and smaller size,” the source is quoted as saying by TASS news agency on December 6.
The source did not provide any additional details about the missile. Given the relative large size of the Kinzhal, the new hypersonic ALBM will likely be smaller given that it will need to fit inside the Su-57’s internal weapons bay.
