Moscow reinforces Belbek airbase in Crimea with 14 jets, including 4th Generation Su-27SMs. Russia continues to encircle Ukraine with air power: according to ITAR TASS news agency, Belbek airbase, in ...

While the Su-35 grabs the headlines as Russia’s most advanced fighter, the majority of its air force consists of older types. Per the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ (IISS) “The ...

December 16, 2007: The Russian Air Force is upgrading its Su-27 fighters to the Su-27SM standard. This means new engines, with greater reliability and ten percent more thrust. A better radar (AESA) ...

Sukhoi Su-27 jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic team perform during a demonstration flight at the MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow ...

While the Su-35 grabs the headlines as Russia’s most advanced fighter, the majority of its air force consists of older types. Per the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ (IISS) “The ...

January 4, 2012: Despite being in service for 25 years, the Su-27 continues to appear in updated models. The most recent one is the Su-27SM(3). The Russian Air Force received a dozen of these in 2011.

A crash investigation committee and veteran Russian test pilot V.G. Pugachev have begun to review the contents of the flight data recorder (FDR) from the Russian air force Su-27SM that crashed Jan. 14 ...

Sukhoi and the Komsomolsk Na Amur Aircraft Production Organisation (KnAAPO) are displaying the Su-27SKM at Le Bourget. The Su-27SKM designation is applied to an upgraded export version of the basic ...

Sukhoi will deliver more than 20 upgraded Su-27SM fighters, Su-24M2 interdiction aircraft and Su-25SM attack aircraft to the Russian air force this year. Sukhoi general director Mikhail Pogosyan says ...

/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2014/11/asd_11_14_2014_flankerspecs.pdf Su-27 Flanker (See pp. 6-9 for full Flanker Program) Designation: Su-27S/SK, Su ...