Russia has announced that its two-seat Su-57 jet will fly with advanced combat AI. Russia named this new twin-seat version the Su-57D. Engineers developed the plane to compete with Western fifth-generation fighters. However, the Russian fleet of Su-57 jets remains small.

In contrast, a small European country currently maintains twice as many fifth-generation fighters as Russia. The gap in aircraft numbers persists despite Russian efforts to install combat AI capabilities to the Su-57D. Simple Flying and MiGFlug highlighted the limited inventory alongside the planned artificial intelligence features.