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The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has delivered a new batch of Sukhoi Su-35S fighter jets to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), the press office of Rostec, which owns UAC, announced on August 21.
“The generation 4++ aircraft have undergone a full cycle of factory trials and have been accepted by the technical personnel and tested by pilots of the Defense Ministry of Russia in various operational modes,” the press office said in a statement.
The Su-35s was designed to engage all types of aerial targets in long and close ranged air battles as well as to attack ground and sea-surface targets.
“The powerplant based on new engines with digital control and thrust vectoring makes it possible to considerably improve the aircraft’s flight performance and maneuverable characteristics,” Rostec said.
One of the main features of the Su-35s is the Irbis-E multi-mode, hybrid passive electronically scanned array radar system. The radar can detect and track up to 30 aerial targets at one time at ranges of up to 350 kilometers, and attack up to eight of them.
In addition, the fighter jet can carry a variety of advanced long-range 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.
UAC CEO Vadim Badekha noted in Rostec’s statement that the output of high-demand military products under the defense procurement plan is a priority task for the corporation.
“Output is set to expand practically for all types of such products this year and for this reason we continue upgrading our production capacities,” he said.
This was the third batch of Su-35S fighter jets delivered by UAC to the VKS this year. The first three batches were handed over in March, May and June. More than 120 fighter jets of this type are believed to be in service with the aerospace forces.
Not all newly-built Su-35S went to the VKS, however. Reports suggest that at least some were delivered to Algeria over the past year.
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now that”s how you build a fighter jet for air superiority.
may be soon when russia has complete air supremacy the su-35 will be flying air cover for su-25s and russian attack choppers so they can chop down lots of holols, azovites, barrier detachments and other neonatzie scum in or near the front lines.
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i very humiliated after taliban goat herder airforce defeat lgbt amerikan air force
best 4++ fighter in the world.