Though Russia’s total Su-35 fleet has actually increased in raw numbers since it invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the ...

The Flanker platform is famous for airshow maneuvers, but those maneuvers are not merely for entertainment value; they allow the Flanker to win engagements within visual range. The Russian “Flanker” ...

Key Point: Beijing is determined to develop an aeronautics industry that won’t rely on foreign nations in the future. The Shenyang J-11 is a Chinese copy of the excellent Russian Sukhoi Su-27 “Flanker ...

India's Su-30MKI and China's J-16 may fly under different flags today, but both trace their origins to the same Soviet-era ...

The U.S. and Russian planes came within 10 feet of each other over the Black Sea in the May 30 incident. The image shows a Russian SU-27 Flanker. Wikimedia Commons In a dangerously close encounter, a ...

Despite its various shortcomings, the Russian military fields several capable combat aircraft. Capable of operating from aircraft carriers, the Su-33 Flanker is one of them. The Su-33 Flanker is a ...

As terrible recent conflicts have shown, the fighter aircraft is far from dead and can prove vital for a nation’s survival. The most modern fighters can shoot down an enemy aircraft at a range of 100 ...

A Chinese fighter pilot performed a Top Gun stunt over a U.S. Air Force WC-135. On May 17, a Chinese Su-30 Flanker rolled over the top of a U.S. Air Force WC-135C Constant Phoenix aircraft which was ...

The Russian aircraft struck the RPA’s propeller forcing the U.S. to bring the Reaper down in international waters. A Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet and a US MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft ...