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The 2015 acquisition of 24 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) stands as a pivotal moment in the modernization...
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The 2015 acquisition of 24 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters by the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) stands as a pivotal moment in the modernization...
Summary and Key Points: The MiG-35 Fulcrum-F is often described as a “zombie program”—a sophisticated fourth-generation “+++” fighter that possesses the technical DNA to...
Russia’s Su-35S has become a symbol of the VKS’s broader failure to secure air superiority in Ukraine. Confirmed losses vary widely by source, with...
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s Aerospace Forces are absorbing punishing losses of two premium combat aircraft—the Su-34 fighter-bomber and the Su-35 “Super Flanker”—raising questions...
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...
Summary and Key Points: With sixth-generation fighters still shrouded in secrecy, the more immediate comparison is fifth-generation: China’s J-20 versus America’s F-35 and F-22....
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...
Synopsis: Russia built the Su-35 as a modernized Su-27 and a stopgap while fifth-generation ambitions lagged—then expected exports to surge once it entered Russian...
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-35 “Super Flanker” was billed as one of Moscow’s most capable air-superiority fighters. In Ukraine, it is taking...
Key Points and Summary – On paper, Russia’s Su-35 and America’s F-22 Raptor look surprisingly close. Both can sprint at around Mach 2.25, boast...