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NATO officials stated increase in Russian Air Force activity in the Black Sea and parts of Europe since 2014, with nearly 300 interceptions by NATO jets to escort or shadow Russian military aircraft in 2019. On May 19th, four Russian military aircraft, consisting of two Su-27 fighter jets and two Tu-22 strategic bombers were detected flying close to shared airspace ...

The Sukhoi Su-30, Su-33, Su-34 and Su-35 look similar because they are all based on the Su-27 Flanker. The Su-27 was developed alongside the MiG-29 starting in the late 1970s to counter the 4th generation American planes, mainly the F-15 and F-16. The Su-27 was designed as a high-end fighter with better radar and data link while the MiG-29 had ...

The Sukhoi Su-27 as known by its NATO reporting name “Flanker”, one of the most potent Soviet-built jet fighters rarely seen in the west will make a welcome appearance at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford next month. Held annually each July at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, the Royal International Air Tattoo is the world’s largest military airshow and ...