Designed using fifth-generation technologies, the Su-35, called Flanker E as per NATO classification, is a super maneuverable, multi-purpose aircraft. The two-engine fighter jet has a distinct avionics system that uses a digital information control system and a new radar system that can effectively engage eight targets at a time.
The single-pilot aircraft, estimated to cost about $50 million apiece, is controlled without the use of any analog devices and can fly at speeds of up to 1,500 mph with a range of 2,200 miles . In service of the Russian forces since 2014, the aircraft can carry a diverse range of weapons such as rockets, air-to-air missiles as well as air-to-surface missiles.
that it had shot down another Russian Su-35 fighter that was on a SEAD mission . This event marked the first documented downed fighter of its kind in the Ukrainian war. At the time, the fighter jet was hit in the sky over the Izyum region in eastern Ukraine, about 75 miles from Kharkiv. The pilot was captured by the Ukrainian armed forces who even managed to intercept a conversation with the Russian military about a possible rescue operation.
The Ghost of Kiev, again? 🙌😂🤣
They only have one Mig?