Russia has announced that its two-seat Su-57 jet will operate using advanced combat AI. Russia labeled this new twin-seat model the Su-57D. Defense officials designed the aircraft to challenge Western fifth-generation fighters. However, the Russian fleet of Su-57 jets remains small.

Meanwhile, a small European country currently maintains twice as many fifth-generation fighters as Russia. The gap in aircraft numbers exists despite Russian plans to add combat AI capabilities to the Su-57D. Simple Flying and MiGFlug reported on the modest fleet numbers in addition to the planned artificial intelligence features.