The Su-35 “Flanker-E” was Russia’s attempt to keep pace with their American and Chinese great power rivals. On paper, it’s a ...

The Su-35, designated by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as the ”Flanker-E,” has a maximum take-off weight of 34.5 tons, an operational range of up to 4,500 km and a service ...

As a direct evolution of the Su-27 “Flanker,” the Su-35 has been designated by NATO as the “Flanker-E.” The twin-engine supermaneuverable platform was designed to counter America’s top ...

The Russian “package,” which included armed Su-35 Flanker-E fighters, was intercepted on two consecutive days in international airspace west of Alaska. On Feb. 18, 2025 the North American ...