Russia’s Su-57 Felon stealth fighter will have increasingly terrifying attack capabilities.
Russia has equipped the Su-57 multi-role fighter with long-range cruise missiles. According to the publication Military Watch (MW), this creates an opportunity for Moscow to attack US military bases in Guam and the Hawaiian Islands.
We are talking about missiles similar to the Kh-101/102, which are equipped on strategic bombers. Their firing range reaches 3,500 km, allowing them to attack distant targets in the US.
It is expected that the first stealth fighter unit with such missiles will be located in the Far East region. The American newspaper feared that the Su-57 could then attack Guam without refueling.
Not only that, the presence of the Su-57 stealth fighter at Cape Dezhnev in Chukotka will allow this fighter to extend its attack range to the Hawaiian Islands.
In addition, when operating off the coast of Alaska, Russian warplanes are capable of controlling large areas of the continental United States, including industrial facilities in California.
However, to achieve this, the Su-57 fighter will need aerial refueling aircraft and a safe area to refuel, which is very difficult with the combat capabilities of the US Air Force.
But it is important to note that Moscow has every opportunity to increase the number of fighters equipped with long-range cruise missiles. This is much more difficult to do with strategic bombers for technical reasons.
To counter the threat from the Su-57 stealth fighter, the US will have to deploy more of its 5th generation fighters in key areas, “in the flight path” of the Felon to be ready to intercept.