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- The Su-57D prototype crashed after takeoff from Kubinka airbase, resulting in the pilot’s safe ejection.
- Russia cut its Su-57 order to 76 for service by 2028, fielding fewer than 50 aircraft.
- Algeria operates two Su-57E export models and plans to buy ten more to form a squadron.
- Russia’s share of the global arms market has fallen 64 percent over five years as newer systems underperform or never materialise.
