Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: Ukraine has confirmed the shootdown of a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber and an Su-30SM multirole fighter, reportedly intercepted by a U.S.-made PAC-3 Patriot system....
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Synopsis: Ukraine has confirmed the shootdown of a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber and an Su-30SM multirole fighter, reportedly intercepted by a U.S.-made PAC-3 Patriot system....
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s Aerospace Forces have taken steep losses since February 2022 in the Ukraine war, leaving a smaller, aging fleet that...
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s Su-35 Flanker is a highly refined evolution of the Su-27 line—built to bridge delays in the Su-57 and sell...
Key Points and Summary – In a “quiet” but high-stakes 1997 operation, the U.S. purchased 21 Soviet-made MiG-29 fighters from Moldova to prevent them...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s long-rumored MiG-41 (PAK DP) interceptor is resurfacing again as Moscow hints at “finalized” designs and a maiden flight...
Key Points and Summary – The Su-35 is Russia’s most capable non-stealth fighter built in meaningful numbers—a peak evolution of the Su-27 Flanker, not...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-57 is marketed as a premier stealth multirole fighter, but it falls short against its closest benchmark: the...
Key Points and Summary – Russia sold the MiG-35 as a budget “MiG-29 for modern war”—AESA radar, upgraded engines, sharper electronic warfare, and real...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s MiG-35 was pitched as a 4+++-generation bridge between legacy fighters and the Su-57, but it has failed to...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s long-promised PAK DA stealth bomber is being marketed as Moscow’s ticket into the elite club of penetrating bomber...