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Algeria has reportedly received its first Su-35s 4.5 generation air superiority fighter jet from Russia and began operating it.
Video footage allegedly showing the fighter jet were posted to the X social network, previously known as twitter, by the Algerian start ship account, which covers military developments in Algeria. The footage was reportedly taken close to the Oum Bouaghi Air Base in the north of the country.
Reports indicate that the Su-35s delivered to Algeria were originally manufactured for Egypt, which placed an order for 24 such fighter jets in 2018 but later withdrew due to economic and political pressure from the United States. Previously it was said that the Su-35s in question were going to be delivered to Iran, which became the second country to purchase the advanced fighter jet after China.
There were no reports of a Russian-Algerian deal on the Su-35s. However, Algeria is known for keeping its military purchases under tight wraps.
The Su-35s was developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau to engage all types of aerial targets in long and close ranged air battles as well as to attack ground and sea-surface targets including those covered by air defenses and located far behind the frontline.
One of the main features of the Su-35s is the Irbis-E multi-mode, hybrid passive electronically scanned array radar system, which can detect and track up to 30 airborne targets at one time at ranges of up to 350 kilometers, and attack up to eight of them.
The fighter jet can carry a variety of advanced weapons, including the R-37 air-to-air missile, the Kh-59 land-attack cruise missile, the Kh-58 anti-radiation missile and the Kh-35 anti-ship cruise missile.
The Su-35s will further boost the capabilities of the Algerian Air Force, which is already considered one of the best in northern Africa.
The fighter jet is expected to serve as an intermediate solution while Algeria finalizes a deal with Russia on the Su-57 5th generation fighter jet. The country has shown interest in the export version of the stealth fighter jet since 2021.
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when your equipment works well , the buyers also get alliances .
hope russia made sure they cant give them to ukraine. europe would love to do such a move to provoke the russian maybe give them some european fighters in exchange for them handing those to the ukrainians.
african friends are not traitors like european suckers.
they just bought the aircraft for their own air defence. ukraine who ?
in tel aviv gay bar real willy hillbilly tell me f35 is garbage
the su -35can carry kh-59mk2 nuclear missiles although algeria hasn’t any we know of. algeria and morocco are at odds with each other so tensions are risen algeria has a large army 187,000 compare that to the uk 72,000 and has been buying russian military planes and naval ships for about 20 years .unlike morocco it has not signed a peace agreement with israel.
any for iran ?