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| title = Su-35 multi-role fighter | | title = Su-35 multi-role fighter | ||
| author = Sukhoi Company (Sukhoi Design Bureau).}} </ref>Just as the U.S. [[F-18 Super Hornet]] is really a new airplane compared to the visually similar [[F-18 Hornet]], the Su-35 is no Su-27. Just as the Super Hornet will, at least for some missions, be | | author = Sukhoi Company (Sukhoi Design Bureau).}} </ref>Just as the U.S. [[F-18 Super Hornet]] is really a new airplane compared to the visually similar [[F-18 Hornet]], the Su-35 is no Su-27. Just as the Super Hornet will, at least for some missions, be superseded by the [[F-35C Lightning II]] variant of the [[Joint Strike Fighter]], the Su-35 may be replaced by some fifth generation fighter. | ||
Sukhoi is aggressively positioning the Su-35 for the export market. | Sukhoi is aggressively positioning the Su-35 for the export market. | ||
Revision as of 03:07, 14 February 2010
A new Russian multirole fighter described by its manufacturer, Sukhoi, as an interim aircraft between fourth generation and true fifth generation fighter aircraft, the Su-35 is a descendant of the Su-27.[1]Just as the U.S. F-18 Super Hornet is really a new airplane compared to the visually similar F-18 Hornet, the Su-35 is no Su-27. Just as the Super Hornet will, at least for some missions, be superseded by the F-35C Lightning II variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, the Su-35 may be replaced by some fifth generation fighter.
Sukhoi is aggressively positioning the Su-35 for the export market.
Avionics
Flight systems
Payload
References
- ↑ Sukhoi Company (Sukhoi Design Bureau)., Su-35 multi-role fighter