Litwin
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In the best of times Russia has a defense budget the size of Australia's and they have had serious problems developing a stealth fighter from the beginning. The oil war was crushing their economy and military budget even before Corona. Also China is reliant on Russian made engines for their stealth planes so Russia's problem is China's problem. Neither have a export market, Russia couldn't give these things away, India canceled their involvement in the project. China is still having issues with its J20 stealth fighter, mush of it due to engine problems and IR signatures but also inferior avionics, performance, and all aspect stealth. It looks like America will be the main stealth player for the foreseeable future. Russia's Su-57 Stealth Fighter Has Problems: Engines, Oil, and Weak Adversaries | The National Interest