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In the late 1970s, Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau was working on finalizing the Su-27—what would become Russia’s most successful air superiority fighter ever built....
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In the late 1970s, Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau was working on finalizing the Su-27—what would become Russia’s most successful air superiority fighter ever built....
Key Points and Summary: The Su-33, Russia’s carrier-capable variant of the Su-27, was developed during the late Cold War to extend Soviet naval air...
Key Points and Summary: China’s J-15 “Flying Shark” fighter jets are a direct product of reverse-engineering an unfinished Ukrainian Su-33 prototype, underscoring Beijing’s willingness...
One of the Best: The Su-27 Flanker, developed by the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, emerged as a counter to America’s F-15 and...
Key Points: The Su-33 Flanker-D, a carrier-based variant of the Su-27, symbolizes the Soviet Union’s ambition to rival U.S. naval air power. -Despite its...
Meet the Su-33: Russia’s doomed sole aircraft carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov is most recognized for the series of unfortunate events that comprise its short...
China has been in an aircraft carrier-building frenzy for the last decade. And that means Beijing needs planes like the J-15 fighter to perform....
Russia’s one and only aircraft carrier is currently in port for maintenance and some say she may never sail again. If she does, she...
China is upgrading its J-15 carrier-based jet fighter. But will this rescue the troubled reputation of a Chinese copy of a failed Russian aircraft?...
Russia’s only aircraft carrier has been a maintenance disaster, as you can see in our original video below on this topic. Strangely enough, it...