Rostec Documents Reveal Algerian Order for Su-57s from Russia

Internal documents of the Rostec Corporation for the first time reveal plans to supply advanced Su-57 fighter jets to Algeria, as well as the number of Su-35s ordered by Iran.

The archive of seized correspondence of the corporation was published by the Black Mirror hacker team.

In 2022, the holding company Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (CRET JSC) received an order for the production of onboard electronic equipment for Su-57 fighters manufactured for Algeria.

The Russian side announced the signing of the first export contract for the Su-57 at the end of 2024, but did not disclose the customer.

Thus, the document officially confirms the existing rumors about the order of six state-of-the-art Russian fighter jets for the Algerian Air Force.

The table shows the order of command and control indicators in the amount of two batches of six units each. Presumably, six of them will be transferred as part of the fighters and another six as spare parts.

The document also finally confirms the fact that the Algerian military ordered 14 Russian Su-34 bombers. This is evidenced by the order of the same number of command and control indicators that were to be transferred as part of the aircraft.

Along with the aircraft, the latest L-265VE “Khibiny-U” electronic warfare systems were also ordered for each bomber.

The appearance of the Su-34 aircraft in the African camouflage pattern became known in the spring of this year, as Militarnyi wrote about. Algerian publications have been writing about their order since 2021, but there was no confirmation of this.

The documentation of the Russian manufacturer of aviation systems also mentions an export contract for 24 L-265M10-02 Khibiny-M systems for the customer under the index “364” – Iran.

This modification of the electronic jamming system is designed for Su-35 fighters. They were ordered for the Iranian air force in exchange for the establishment of production of Shahed-136 attack drones in Russia.

However, until recently, the number of ordered aircraft was not known for certain.