One-third of more than 100 enterprises involved in the production chain of the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet are still not subject to sanctions imposed by any country in the sanctions coalition, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence.
The Su-57 can carry Kh-59 and Kh-69 cruise missiles with 300-320 kg warheads. Russia used these aircraft at least several times in 2022 to target Ukraine from the safety of Russia's airspace.
Focus reported that the fighter jets are set to be equipped with aerial bombs fitted with Unified Planning and Correction Modules (UMPK), which are already widely used in the war in thousands of units. Ukraine doesn't have a large-scale system to destroy this type of weapon.
Exposure of hidden production network
Ukraine's Intelligence, through the War&Sanctions portal in the section “Components in Weapons”, has published an interactive 3D model of the plane and data on 103 enterprises involved in its production.
Among the identified structures are key elements of the production chain responsible for engines, avionics systems, and materials used for stealth technology, including:
- “Krasny Oktyabr” (Saint Petersburg) — auxiliary power units and gas turbine power blocks
- National Institute of Aviation Technologies — cockpit silicate glazing design
- Institute of Theoretical and Applied Electrodynamics of the Russian Academy of Sciences — radar-absorbing coatings
- “Yashz Avia” LLC — aircraft tires
Technological sanctions gap shaping future of Russian military industry
The Ukrainian Intelligence emphasizes that a “third of these enterprises are still not under sanctions”, which allows Russia to maintain access to critical technologies and sustain production cycles in military aviation.
It is also stressed that systematically cutting off Russia’s military-industrial complex (VPK) from advanced technologies remains a key element of global security and long-term deterrence.
