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The Sukhoi Su-33 (Russian: Сухой Су-33; NATO reporting name: Flanker-D) is a Soviet/Russian all-weather carrier-based twin-engine air superiority fighter designed by Sukhoi and manufactured by Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, derived from the Su-27 and initially known as the Su-27K.
Su-27M: 1988–1995 Su-35S: 2007–present - Su-30MK-2/MKK: Flanker G MK-2: multi-role fighter aircraft MKK: strike-fighter aircraft Chinese variant of Su-30 134 Su-30МK: 1 July 1997 2000, December 2000–present - Su-30MKI: Flanker H air superiority fighter Indian Air Force variant of Su-30 230 (February 2017) Su-30МK: 1 July 1997 Su-30MKI: 2000
"the Su-33 has a strengthened undercarriage and structure, folding wings and stabilators for carrier operations.": I'm not sure how much of that is "for carrier operations". I can see how folding wings would make sense for carrer operations. Butting in, Dan, I'd expect all the above to apply to carrier-based aircraft.
Sukhoi Su-11 (delta-wing fighter of 1958) Sukhoi Su-12; Sukhoi Su-13; Sukhoi Su-15 (fighter prototype of 1949) Sukhoi Su-15 (supersonic fighter of 1962) Sukhoi Su-17 (fighter prototype of 1949) Sukhoi Su-17 (variable-geometry attack aircraft of 1969) Sukhoi Su-20; Sukhoi Su-22; Sukhoi Su-24; Sukhoi Su-25; Sukhoi Su-26; Sukhoi Su-27. Sukhoi Su ...
On 22 September 2020, a Russian Su-30M2 was shot down by a Su-35S during air combat training which pitted two Su-35S against one Su-30M2. When the pilot of a Su-35S pulled the trigger to record the simulated hit, the jet fired a burst from its 30mm GSh-30-1 cannon, hitting the right wing of the Su-30M2, leaving the aircraft uncontrollable and ...
Modern Sukhoi jetfighter series including the Su-30, Su-35S and Su-57 are examples of in-service jetfighters utilizing thrust-vectoring technologies for supermaneuverability. This applies force to the rear of the aircraft in the opposite direction similar to a conventional control surface, but unlike a control surface the force from the ...
The Moskit was originally designed to be ship-launched, but variants have been adapted to be launched from land (modified trucks), underwater and air (reportedly the Sukhoi Su-33, a naval variant of the Sukhoi Su-27), as well as on the Lun-class ekranoplan. The missile can carry conventional and nuclear warheads. The exact classification of the ...
The Sukhoi Su-27 (Russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supersonic supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi.It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, with 3,530-kilometre (1,910 nmi) range, heavy aircraft ordnance ...