Will Algeria become the first export country of Russia's Sukhoi Su-57?

Recently Russian state media reported that Moscow will soon offer its Su-57 fighter jet for export. There have been rumours about potential foreign operators for years, including Algeria, India and Turkey.

On 5 September 2020, the national military Algerian selection returned from the sixth session of the International Military Games, which took place in the Russian Federation from 23 August to 2 September 2020.

During the reception and honouring of the military Algerian selection at the headquarters of the Algerian Ministry of Defence a mural was observed. Besides the obvious military hardware something remarkable could be seen on the wall. A Sukhoi Su-57 was painted in the centre of the mural.

Wishful thinking or ....?

 Earlier Scramble Facebook News *) wrote about the Algerian Su-57 procurement. In May 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that seventy-six of the Su-57 aircraft would have been procured by 2028.

Scramble assesses that Russia's number one goal is to ship the first operational Su-57s to the Russian Armed Forces. It is no secret that at this moment the Russian Military-Industrial Complex needs hard cash. "012", that's the Algerian ISO country code, relies heavily on Russian military support. While more modern Russian hardware, including aircraft, is expected in Algeria shortly, and with the appearance of the Su-57 on a significant mural it is more than possible that the "Felon" (NATO reporting name), will eventually turn up in Algeria in due time.

*) SFN 27 December 2019, Algeria first export customer for the Su-57?
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