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Key Points and Summary – The Su-27 entered service in 1985 as the USSR’s premier agile heavyweight fighter—long denied to U.S. evaluators. -After the...
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Key Points and Summary – The Su-35 Flanker-E is Sukhoi’s 4.5-generation evolution of the Su-27, pairing AL-41F1S thrust-vectoring engines with upgraded avionics and a...
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Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-47 Berkut was Sukhoi’s forward-swept, fly-by-wire testbed—not a frontline fighter. -First flown in 1997, the lone prototype combined...
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Key Points and Summary – Born to counter the F-15, Russia’s Su-27 became the template for a family of agile, long-range fighters—and it still...
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Key Points and Summary – RUSI’s new study argues Russia’s Sukhoi fighter lines—Su-30/Su-34/Su-35 and Su-57—remain vulnerable despite wartime output. -Second- and third-tier suppliers still...
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Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 finally gives the PLA a carrier-borne stealth fighter, narrowing a long-standing gap with U.S. F-35B/C forces. -On...
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Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-35 “Super Flanker,” its top 4.5-generation fighter, has been making headlines for mixed reasons. One was reportedly shot...
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Key Points and Summary – The Sukhoi Su-35S is Russia’s primary high-end fighter, a heavily modernized 4.5-generation derivative of the Su-27 Flanker. -Designed as...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Su-27 Flanker was born to counter the F-15 and restore Soviet confidence in air superiority. -After a difficult...