Production of the Flanker had one goal and one goal only: To outperform the USAF's F-15 Eagle. The design phase for the Su-27 started off rocky as the lead designer, Mikhail Simonov. was unhappy ...

NATO reporting name Flanker D, is a single-seat, multi-role fighter designed as a naval interceptor for Russia’s aircraft ...

In an extreme demonstration of US Air Force interoperability, a US aerial refueler refuels Russian-built fighter planes.

Born from Cold War rivalries and built to challenge the F-15, the Su-27 Flanker became a symbol of Soviet aviation excellence ...

Ukrainian drones targeted the Krymsk military airfield in Krasnodar Krai, home to Russia’s 3rd Fighter Aviation Regiment and ...

The rise of the Shenyang J-15D Roaring Shark, aka Shenyang J-17, is a development of the Russian Sukhoi Su-33 Naval Flanker ...

In the Ukraine conflict, Russia’s Su-35—a highly maneuverable “4++ generation” fighter—has faced stiff resistance from ...

Russia’s newest stealth fighter jet, the Su-57 Felon, debuted at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition ...

A CATOBAR capable J-15 fighter can operate from both the STOBAR-configured Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carriers with their ...

Su-35S (Flanker-E+ by NATO classification ... Su-35S is a deep upgrade of Su-27. It has a reinforced glider and no frontal horizontal fins and brake flap. Braking at landing is done by turning ...

The video below shows an encounter between an EP-3E and a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet over the Black Sea, in 2018. On that occasion, the Navy says the jet came within five feet of the ...