Will the SU-37 ever become an operational fighter?

Question

I know it's only a "prototype".

Answer 1

It isnt even a prototype now... the 711 is converted back to Su-35.

But the Su-35 stands chance to be an operational fighter.

Answer 2

No.  The Russian Air Force has no plans, and no money to start replacing its fleet of (more than still capable) Su27s.  There are no seriously interested foreign buyers-and with rising fuel costs hurting smaller countries' militaries, unlikely to be any.

Answer 3

I'll call Medvedev and ask him today

Answer 4

I don't think the SU-37 will become operational. Actually, i think Russians have gotten confused. lol! They are building or may be have already built the MiG 1.42 and then there is the talk of the reverse-delta winged SU-47 'Berkut'. Then, they decided to do away with the reverse-delta wing design. Now they have gone back and are planning to start from scratch! I wonder when they are going to make an operational F-22 Raptor-competing 5th Generation fighter plane?

All said and done, if and when they do launch a Sukhoi competitor, i assume it will be better than F-22 Raptor! Sukhois just ROCK!

Answer 5

Nope. The Russians have already started designing a new 5th gen fighter.

They claim that it will be superior to the F22 in every way.

We'll see.