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 ...

Built as a response to the F-15 and F-14, the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker still actively sees combat in the skies today. Though originally designed by Russia to counter the F-15 Eagle, it has since been ...

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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 ...