06.12.2020, 15:32
Zitat:Su-35 Jets Delivery to Russian AF Completed, Upgraded Version on Anvilhttps://www.defenseworld.net/news/28392/...8zc67dCeUk
The last three Su-35S fighter jets were delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) recently as part of a five-year contract for 50 such aircraft, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced today.
"Specialists of the 485th military office of the Russian Defense Ministry accepted three Su-35S multirole fighter jets of the 4++ generation. The planes have been redeployed from the plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur to bases of the Russian Aerospace Forces," the ministry said on its website. [...] Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced in August 2020 that the RuAF will sign a new contract worth 70 billion rubles ($927 million) for the supply of an additional batch of Su-35 fighter jets. "By the end of the year, we plan to conclude an additional state contract for the supply of multifunctional Su-35S aircraft. The contract will amount to 70 billion rubles," Shoigu said in Komsomolsk-on-Amur at a meeting with representatives of the Sukhoi plant which manufactures the Su-35 and Su-57 jets. [...]
The need to upgrade the Su-35 arises from the development of the Su-30SM2 aircraft. The modernized version of the Su-30SM will be shoe-horned with the AL-41-1S engine from the Su-35 as well as its IRBIS-E radar. The Su-30SM2 upgrade is expected to be a good candidate for Su-30 customers such as India, Malaysia, Indonesia and several others. The industry source told defenseworld.net that the upgraded Su-35 could be benchmarked against the United States’ F-15EX as a heavy fighter jet capable of carrying much heavier ordnance load than the Su-57 in less-defended battle-spaces.
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