Russia claims that its two-seat Su-57 jet will fly with combat artificial intelligence. Russia named this new twin-seat variant the Su-57D. Military leaders designed the aircraft to counter Western fifth-generation fighters. Nonetheless, the Russian fleet of Su-57 jets remains small.

At the same time, a small European country currently flies twice as many fifth-generation fighters as Russia. The gap in aircraft numbers remains despite Russian efforts to install combat AI technology into the Su-57D. Simple Flying and MiGFlug reported on the limited inventory alongside the planned artificial intelligence features.