Meet the Su-27 Flanker: A Quick History . To the West, most of the legendary Soviet aircraft of the Cold War came from the design bureau Mikoyan Gurevitch, which spawned such aircraft as the MiG ...

The Su-27’s capabilities are formidable. The Flanker can reach Mach 2.35 with a thrust-to-weight ratio above one (depending on fuel load). It can carry up to eight air-to-air missiles (generally ...

Russia has quite a fearsome airborne arsenal at its disposal, including Su-27, Su-30, and Su-35 fighters. But how many of ...

Key Points – In 1990, in a landmark deal, China became the first export customer for the Soviet Union’s top-tier Su-27 “Flanker” fighter jet, purchasing 24 aircraft. -The deal was driven ...

The Su-27 aircraft has a long history, and continues to be deployed today. Let's take a look at exactly what it's capable of, when it was created, and what the future may hold for this formidable ...

The Sukhoi Su-27 ‘Flanker’ is a twin-engine fighter jet designed to deploy heavy payloads and high speeds while remaining famously maneuverable. The UAF inherited around 70 SU-27s following ...

A Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet made a dangerously close pass of a U.S. intelligence aircraft May 30 over the Black Sea, Pentagon officials announced Friday. Army Col. Steve Warren, the chief ...

Codenamed "Flanker" by NATO, the Su-27 is a twin-engine, highly maneuverable fighter aircraft that can escort of deep-penetration strike aircraft, according to Airforce Technology. Read more ...

A Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet and a US MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft were involved in an inflight collision over the Black Sea earlier today, ...

One Su-27 Flanker aircraft supporting a special operation to regain control on a military airfield taken from pro-Moscow separatists was reportedly shot down. On Apr. 15, Ukrainian armed forces ...

A Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker taxis down the flight line during the first day of flying for exercise Clear Sky 2018 at Starokostiantyniv Air Base in Ukraine on Oct. 9. US Air National Guard ...

The Su-35 is a modernized version of the Su-27 fighter. The Cold War-era Flanker, as the Su-27 is known in NATO parlance, was designed to compete with U.S. fourth-generation fighters, according to ...