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Su-57 and the S-71K Weapon System: Hypersonic and Long-Range Strike Systems
April 27, 2026
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The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine announced that Russia used its state-of-the-art cruise missile S-71K Kover in military operations against the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to Ukrainian reports, the new weapon was allegedly used for the first time at the end of 2025. It is known that the missile, also classified as a jet-powered drone, was developed for the fifth-generation fighter Su-57.
It is noted that the missile with a turbojet engine received an OFAB-250-270 aerial bomb as its warhead. It is integrated into the structural frame of the missile's nose section. The range of the S-71K with additional fuel tanks is estimated at 300 kilometers. Military commentator Kirill Fedorov called such missiles a unique weapon of the Su-57” in his Telegram channel.
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