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The U.S. Military Purchased 2 Russian-Made Mach 2.35 Su-27 Flanker Fighters

The Su-27 entered service in 1985 as the USSR’s premier agile heavyweight fighter—long denied to U.S. evaluators. -After the ...
The National Interest

You Can Now Get Up Close to a Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker

Visitors to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Dayton, Ohio, can see some truly noteworthy U.S. aircraft. At the same time, a few of the ...
National Security Journal on MSN

Mach 2.35 Su-27 Flanker Fighter Has a Message for NATO

Russia’s Su-27 became the template for a family of agile, long-range fighters—and it still flies despite sanctions. -Ukraine ...
Task & Purpose

Footage captures moment a Russian Su-27 collided with MQ-9 Reaper drone over Black Sea

On Thursday morning U.S. European Command (EUCOM) released video footage from the MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed into the Black Sea following a mid-air encounter with two Russian Su-27 “Flanker” ...
The Aviationist

Su-27 Flanker On Display At The USAF Museum Originally Imported To Be Used For Oil Exploration

There’s an interesting, almost forgotten detail in the history of the mysterious ex-Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 that you can find on display at NMUSAF in Dayton, Ohio: it was brought to the U.S. to find ...
The Aviationist

Ukraine’s Su-27 Shown with GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs for the First Time

A video showcasing the work of the Ukrainian logistics forces shows the GBU-39s being loaded on a Su-27. Moreover, the video shows for the first time the AIM-9Xs delivered to Ukraine. Few months after ...