The Su-57 is so good Russia isn't going to build it

I've talked about this shit a lot. China and Russia both are trying to field a fifth-generation fighter, while we are busy fielding our second (the F-35, the follow-up to the F-22). They're failing miserably. Russia has decided that the fifth-generation fighter it's been working on for years, the Su-57, just isn't worth the money:

Russia announced earlier this month that the Su-57, its proposed entry into the world of fifth-generation stealth-fighter aircraft, would not see mass production.
"The plane has proven to be very good, including in Syria, where it confirmed its performance and combat capabilities," Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said on Russian TV on July 2, as reported by The Diplomat.
But despite Russia's nonstop praise for the plane and dubious claims about its abilities, Borisov said, per The Diplomat: "The Su-57 is considered to be one of the best aircrafts produced in the world. Consequently, it does not make sense to speed up work on mass-producing the fifth-generation aircraft."

Oh, I'm sorry, they said the airplane is so fucking good that it would be stupid to put it into the field. Basically, that means it sucks. I've written a lot about the SU-57 (formerly known as the PAK-50 -- just search the blog for "Russian fifth-generation fighter" for all the posts) and I've never been impressed. Apparently, the Russians aren't, either. And they should know.