The website that has reported this news is a typical american propaganda bullhorn. This website and others like it, apply similar tactics, whereby they would state "half-truths" and spin it to suit their narrative. And their narrative is depicting Russia as a bogus, inferior, cash strapped country which cannot tell it's right from it's left. In reality however, they're essentially bullshitting (their usual M.O).
Yes it is true that the Russian Federation "limited" the initial production run of 12 aircraft, from serial production, to something on lines of LRIP (Low Rate Initial Production) as the americans do. But they have a very good reason for this. For starters, the defense budget is spread thin due various priority projects and production runs. Russians simply aren't that stupid like the americans are, who fumble one defense acquisition to another. Be it the USAF tanker acquisition that was for the best part, a circus act, consistently delayed for a decade (2001-2011). Even now, 2019, the first of the KC-46 Pegasus tankers were suppose to be delivered (January 2019), are pushed down to August 2019. Then the F-35 fiasco, that is suppose to be one platform that replaces multiple platforms currently operated by USAF. Cost overruns have ratcheted up in the neighborhood of trillion us-dollars. What's worse, the Pentagon is still sticking to its one size fits all fantasy. The Pentagon has a record of this sort of hilarity, with the DDG-1000 Zumwalts, which the Pentagon originally wanted 32 of. Now only 3 will be built, simply because one Zumwalt costs close to $5 billion a pop.
So the "National Interest" really ought focus on its hilariously idiotic Pentagon, rather than bullshitting about the Russians.
The Russian Federation has made smart decisions, spreading costs, focusing on critical capabilities rather than superficial and exorbitant ones. Learning from the lunacy of the Soviet idiots, the Russian Federation has demonstrated remarkable sensible approach toward military spending. And despite american sanctions, unrelenting demonization through Western media. They (the Russian Federation) developed six game changing super weapons that address the imbalance of power in the world. Many people simply haven't got the first clue how the Russian Federation has thwarted and defeated united states on various fronts, both economic and military, over the last 30 years. The worst part is, out of sheer ignorance or hubris, people ignore the fact that the Russian Federation actually showed their interest in joining NATO. Yet there are ignorant idiots out there, who keep sucking the zionist ball-sack of lies and deception.
The Sukhoi, Su-57 Frazor, is an aircraft that will replace all Su-27s in RuAF. The aircraft has its new Izdeliye-30 engines tested, certified and ready for production. And now, even the RAM coating is ready for production aircraft. There would be noticeable additions on production aircraft. This Fifth Generation Stealth Fighter is not only going to be fielded by the Russian Federation Air Force, but also the Russian Federation Navy. The production aircraft will be purposefully gradual, progressing and ramping production, incrementally.
