The Su-27’s legacy for Russian military aviation cannot be understated. The Sukhoi Su-27’s story begins in the late 1960s, when the Soviet Union became aware of the threat posed by America’s ...
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 Russian air force’s 38th Fighter Aviation Regiment, flying from Belbek air base near Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea, has had a fairly lucky war. Despite being just 150 miles from the front ...
Key Points and Summary - In a fascinating post-Cold War tale of intelligence acquisition, the United States privately purchased two advanced, two-seat Su-27UB "Flanker" fighter jets from Ukraine in ...
When it comes to the nation with the world's largest air force, look no further than the United States. According to World Population Review, the U.S. had a total of 5,213 active aircraft in the Air ...
The Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker was designed to compete with the American F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat, and it matched up very well 40 years ago. It came out of development in the 1980s armed to the teeth with ...
More interesting details about the somewhat mysterious story of the Su-27UB Flanker C “61 Blue” are emerging: for the first time, the U.S. Air Force has revealed they bought the Sukhoi in 2011. Last ...
Russian Armed Forces appear to have downed their own Su-27 fighter jet over occupied Crimea. A Ukrainian spokesperson said human error was to blame for the Russian ...
A Ukrainian fighter jet crashed during a combat mission on Monday, Ukraine's armed forces said. The Sukhoi Su-27 fighter was providing air support for Ukrainian troops and repelling a Russian drone ...
MOSCOW, July 2 (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it had destroyed five Ukrainian SU-27 fighter jets with Iskander-M missiles and damaged two more at the Myrhorod airfield in Ukraine's central Poltava ...
Feb 14 (Reuters) - (This Feb. 13 story has been corrected to specify that NATO's reporting name for the aircraft designated by Flanker is Su-27, not Su-28, in paragraph 5) Two Dutch F-35 fighters ...
A Russian Su-27 has crashed in Russia's southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, according to local reports. In a statement posted to messaging app Telegram early on Tuesday, Vyacheslav Gladkov, ...
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