Su-35

Russia’s Su-35: Really Just an Su-27 on Steroids or Something More?

Russia’s Su-35 – The Heavily Upgraded Derivative of the Su-27 – In September 2023, a Russian Su-35S (NATO reporting name “Flanker M”) multirole fighter was shot down over the southern...

Here’s What Sets the Su-35 Apart from Foruth-Generation Competitors

Two different Russian aircraft have been designated as the “Su-35.” In the early 1990s, Sukhoi developed a new experimental fighter called the Su-35, also known as the Su-27M. The M...

Why Russia’s Aging Fleet of Flankers is Outmatched by American Fighters

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Su-35 remains a potent force in closer-range dogfights with the natural maneuverability of the Su- airframe paired with the helmet-mounted sight and the R-73...

Russia’s Su-35 Has a Key Advantage Over American F-22 Raptors

Here’s What You Need to Know: The reason why the F-22 doesn’t have an IRST dates from the avionics cost cap imposed in 1989. The U.S. Air Force didn’t prescribe...

Russia’s Su-35 Fighter Has an Important Edge Over America’s F-22 Raptor

Here’s What You Need to Know: The F-22’s main competition, the Russian Su-35 Flanker-E, has infrared-search-and-track and cheek-mounted radars. America’s F-22 Raptor is one of the world’s most advanced warplanes. But...

Why the Su-35 Flanker May Be Russia’s Best Dogfighter

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Su-35 Flanker family of aircraft is supermaneuverable—meaning it is engineered to perform controlled maneuvers that are impossible through regular aerodynamic mechanisms. The Sukhoi Su-35...

These Russian Weapons Would Give any Adversary Nightmares

Here’s What You Need to Know: Siberia is a large territory to defend, but Moscow has some good tools at its disposal. In our last article, we discussed the possibility...

Can Russia’s Su-35 Win Dogfights in the Stealth Fighter Age?

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Su-35 may be the best jet-age dogfighter ever made and a capable missile delivery platform—but whether that will suffice for an air-superiority fighter in...

Over and Out: Russia Should Give Up on the Su-35 Fighter

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Su-27SM3 is significantly cheaper than the Su-35S and provides practically the same long-range capability. The Su-30s are potentially better for strike missions given the...

Russia’s Supermaneuverable Su-35S Can Drop Heavy Payloads on Any Target

Offering a potent blend of versatility and cost-effective performance, the Su-35 (NATO reporting name “Flanker-E”) has secured the undisputed title of Russia’s best non-stealth air superiority fighter. The fighter jet...

Russia’s Fighters Took Center Stage at the Victory Day Parade and They’re Not Going Anywhere

Here’s What You Need to Remember: This a forty-year-old bomber is being given a very prominent place in this year’s flypast roster. Russian aircraft rehearsed for what has shaped up to be one of...

Stealth Killer: Is Russia’s Su-35 a Match for America’s F-35 Stealth Fighter?

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Su-35 may be the best jet-age dogfighter ever made and a capable missile delivery platform—but whether that will suffice for an air-superiority fighter in...