While externally similar... Summary and Key Points: The Su-27 “Flanker,” designed by Sukhoi, is considered the best Soviet fighter of the Cold War. Emerging in the 1970s and 1980s as part of a ...

The aircraft finally reached series production in 1982 as a single-seat multirole fighter, receiving the designation Su-27 (NATO reporting name Flanker-B). A two-seater variant, the Su-27UB (NATO ...

It only reemerged as the radically reworked T-10S-1 in 1981. The aircraft finally reached series production in 1982 as a single-seat multirole fighter, receiving the designation Su-27 (NATO ...

Iran's recent acquisition of Russian SU-35 fighter jets may seem like a massive boost for its military prowess in the air, ...

Iran has purchased Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, a high-ranking member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has ...

Shadmani’s pronouncement is the first official confirmation of Tehran’s purchase of the Russian fighters that has long been ...

It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.

Russia replaced confirmed irreplaceable fighter jet losses in 2024 but seems to have significantly fallen short of replacing ...

Dassault managed to deliver 21 Rafale fighter jets in 2024 while taking new orders for another 30 Rafales from international ...

This follows similar footage showing Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker fighters using American-made GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs. The Ukrainian pilots of both types of aircraft employ specific tactics, flying ...

"Air defenses shot down an Su-97 aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force, six US-made HIMARS rockets and 97 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles," the statement reads, TASS reported. According to the ...