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The Sukhoi Su-35 (Russian: Сухой Су-35; NATO reporting name: Flanker-E/M) is the designation for two improved derivatives of the Su-27 air-defence fighter. They are single-seat, twin-engine, supermaneuverable, air superiority fighters, designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and built by Sukhoi.
[13] [6] Iran tested domestically produced, anti-radar smart missiles carried by Su-24 aircraft in September 2011. [14] Sukhoi Su-22: Russia: Fighter-Bomber: Su-22M3/M4: 20: 1991–present: The Iranian Air Force received 40 Su-20/22s from Iraq in 1991. [15] While non-operational for several years, Iran started in 2013 an overhauling program for ...
Sukhoi Su-57 [5] Fencer: Sukhoi Su-24 [6] Fiddler: Tupolev Tu-28/Tu-128: Fin: Lavochkin La-7: Finback: Shenyang J-8 [7] Firebar: Yakovlev Yak-28P: Firebird: Chengdu J-10 [8] Firkin: Sukhoi Su-47: Fishbed: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21: Fishcan: Chengdu J-7 [9] Fishpot: Sukhoi Su-9 and Su-11: Fitter: Sukhoi Su-7 and Su-17/Su-20/Su-22: Flagon: Sukhoi ...
Tehran also pressed Moscow for the delivery of Russian made Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, the two Iranian sources, privy to the meeting in Tehran, the sources told Reuters. In Moscow, the Kremlin did ...
[44] The purchase of this fighter would improve Iranian air force capability significantly, as it would be able to cover almost the entire Middle East from the Iranian territory. Su-35: Iran is reportedly interested in this aircraft in order to obtain a crucial edge over its potential rivals in the region. [45]
In 2004, three newly built Su-25UBKs were purchased, marking the last known export of this aircraft (as of 2013). [5] The fleet was reinforced with seven Iraqi Air Force aircraft that took refuge to Iran in 1991 as a result of the Gulf War (two others were shot down on 6 February 1991 by USAF F-15Cs before they reach Iran), summing up to a ...
A total of 21 Su-30SM2 on order, [43] 12 of which have entered service as of July 2023. [101] [102] [103] [104].Calculated based on 3 squadrons and including training fighters, there are approximately 72 or more aircraft. Sukhoi Su-27 Soviet Union/ Russia: Jet: Fighter: 1985: 53: 53: Sukhoi Su-33 Russia: Jet: Fighter Carrier-based: 1998: 35-48 ...
An IRST sensor on a Sukhoi Su-35. An Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system (sometimes known as infrared sighting and tracking) is a method for detecting and tracking objects which give off infrared radiation, such as the infrared signatures of jet aircraft and helicopters. [1]