Washington ANG KC-135 Refuels Malaysian Sukhoi Su-30MKM
In an extreme demonstration of US Air Force interoperability, a US aerial refueler refuels Russian-built fighter planes.
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Ukraine's Su-27 Shown with GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs for the First Time
Few months after the first sighting on the MiG-29 Fulcrum, we now got the first clear look at the U.S.-made GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb being loaded on a Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker. Earlier photos ...
Has The Chinese Navy's New J-15D Electronic Warfare Aircraft Commenced Operations?
The rise of the Shenyang J-15D Roaring Shark, aka Shenyang J-17, is a development of the Russian Sukhoi Su-33 Naval Flanker ...
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MiG-29 Vs Su-27: How The Soviet Fighter Jets Compare
Production of the Flanker had one goal and one goal only: To outperform the USAF's F-15 Eagle. The design phase for the Su-27 started off rocky as the lead designer, Mikhail Simonov. was unhappy ...
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Su-35 Flanker Fighters from Russia Keep 'Dropping Like Flies' over Ukraine
The Sukhoi Su-35 “Flanker” was designed to serve as an advanced ... The Su-35 is derived from the Su-27. Yet, the Su-35 is ...
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The Russian Air Force Is 'Dropping Like Flies' in the Ukraine War
Moscow’s twin-engine supermaneuverable Su-35 platform is an evolution of the Soviet Su-27 Flanker. The Soviet planners who oversaw the program wanted a new fighter capable of going up against ...