In a fascinating post-Cold War tale of intelligence acquisition, the United States privately purchased two advanced, two-seat ...

In 1990, in a landmark deal, China became the first export customer for the Soviet Union’s top-tier Su-27 “Flanker” fighter ...

Among those are 22 MiG-29 fighters, 12 Su-27 fighters, and 17 Su-25 close air support aircraft. Ukraine's air force is hoping to soon buoy is ageing, largely Soviet-era fleet with NATO fighter jets.

A Russian Su-27 has crashed in Russia's southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, according to local reports. Initial reports say one of Russia's supersonic fighter aircraft came down close to ...

Leading up to Su-27LL-PS Development. The Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker, a Soviet fourth generation twin-engine air superiority fighter, first took to the skies on May 20, 1977.The aircraft demonstrated ...

The Su-33: Russia’s Aircraft Carrier Fighter with a Troubled Past. ... Like so many other modern Russian fighters, the Su-33 prototype was derived from the existing Su-27 “Flanker” fighter.

The Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO reporting name “Flanker-H”) is an upgraded variant of the twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft that was initially developed in the late Soviet era ...

The Sukhoi Su-27, developed by the Soviet Union, was just one unique model of fighter jet that accomplished incredible things. The Su-27 aircraft has a long history, and continues to be deployed ...

The two Russian Su-27 fighter planes and an Ilyushin IL-20 aircraft were flying without transmitting transponder signals in international airspace, the German air force said at the time.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting Shenyang F-5 (MiG-17) fighter aircraft in 2015. (Image credit: Korean Central News Agency) Meanwhile, the Republic of Korea to the south operates a ...

The MiG-29 and Su-27 were the Soviet Union's iconic fighter jets of the Cold War, but these dogfighters served sometimes very different purposes in the skies.

SIMI VALLEY, California—The top U.S. officer in the Pacific says Russia has reached an agreement with North Korea to send MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter aircraft to Pyongyang in return for that nation ...