Key Points: Overall, the Su-27 remains one of the best fourth-generation fighters, with excellent range and weapons capacity. Its lack of stealth features is a notable weakness, but it continues ...

The Su-27 was designed for a battle with the F-15 fighter jet. And yet, while that never happened, the Su-27 has become a very powerful combat fighter for the old Soviet Union and now the Russian ...

The National Museum of the U.S. AIr Force's latest acquisition, an Su-27UB Flanker-C, has a curious history. The U.S. Air Force's famed museum in Dayton, Ohio has acquired a Soviet-designed Sukhoi ...

Overall, the lineup certainly makes for an interesting array of types grouped together, particularly Soviet types, each with their own interesting back-stories. The museum also released imagery and ...

The Su-27 was envisioned as the Soviet answer to the American F-15, but its journey from prototype to powerhouse nearly collapsed the Sukhoi Bureau. Designed to dominate the skies with agility, speed, ...

Key Points - In 1990, in a landmark and historic deal, China became the first export customer for the Soviet Union's top-tier Su-27 "Flanker" fighter jet, purchasing 24 aircraft. -The deal was driven ...

KUALA LUMPUR—Indonesia is overhauling and upgrading its Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker series fighters, even as a long-expected order for additional aircraft appears to be on hold. A Sukhoi Su-30MK2 arrived at ...

The video shows the fighter unsuccessfully firing its gun at the helicopter, which however was later reportedly shot down off-camera with an air-to-air missile. A short video recently made the rounds ...

A Ukrainian fighter jet crashed during a combat mission on Monday, Ukraine's armed forces said. The Sukhoi Su-27 fighter was providing air support for Ukrainian troops and repelling a Russian drone ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Indonesia is considering acquiring up to 12 more Sukhoi Su-27 fighters from Russia. It currently has four, which it bought during the Megawati Sukarnoputri administration five ...

The Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft belonging to the Ukrainian Air Force has left Romania's airspace on Tuesday, without ammunition on board, the Ministry of National Defense announced. "The Sukhoi Su-27 ...