A pair of Russian Su-27 aircraft intercepted a US MQ-9 drone. “They dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9,” according to U.S. European Command. The "unsafe" Intercepts forced U.S.

Russia’s Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter was designed to be superior to American F-15 Eagles and F-14 Tomcats. The Flanker jet was considered a technological marvel toward the end of the Cold War 40 ...

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had succeeded in downing a Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO reporting name Flanker). The ministry further claimed to have shot down multiple High Mobility ...

On or just before Monday, a Russian surveillance drone winged from Russian lines to the Ukrainian air force’s Mirgorod air base, 100 miles from Ukraine’s northern border with Russia. The drone spotted ...

The Su-27 Flanker remains a leading component of both Russia’s and Ukraine’s aerial strategies. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has greatly decimated both Kyiv and Moscow’s weapon stockpiles. From ...

As an experimental Su-27 variant, the Su-27LL-PS tested advanced 2D thrust vectoring for enhanced maneuverability, providing critical insights into supermaneuverable flight dynamics, material ...

EADaily, March 11th, 2026. Military expert, captain of the first rank of the reserve Vasily Dandykin is sure that the Su-27 heavy fighter downed by the Russian military was of Soviet origin. Details ...

In warfare, there is a range of factors that determine engagements. Numbers, of course, can have a huge influence, and air supremacy can be absolutely pivotal too. It's not just about powerful weapons ...