Cold War tale of intelligence acquisition, the United States privately purchased two advanced, two-seat Su-27UB "Flanker" ...

The Sukhoi Su‑27 redefined fighter design in the mid‑1980s with twin engines, advanced avionics, and supermaneuverable ...

A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft takes part in the opening ceremony of the International Aviation and Space salon "MAKS-2007" on August 21, 2007 in Zhukovsky airfield, outside Moscow, Russia.

The Sukhoi Su-27, developed by the Soviet Union, was just one unique model of fighter jet that accomplished incredible things. The Su-27 aircraft has a long history, and continues to be deployed ...

The Ukrainain air force has armed its Sukhoi Su-27s with U.S.-made Joint Direct Attack Munition glide-bombs, transforming the interceptors into multirole fighter-bombers.

Ukraine’s pre-war Sukhoi Su-25 fleet numbered around 30. Write-offs since February 2022 total 15. NATO countries donated 18 of their own subsonic Su-25s, more than making up for the wartime losses.

This undated illustrative image shows a Sukhoi Su-27 Airplane. One of the planes belonging to Russia's forces was shot down in friendly fire on March 28, 2024, according to Ukraine's military.

The Su-27, whose NATO codename is "Flanker," is a combat aircraft considered a mainstay of Russian air power. Developed by the Soviet Union to keep up with the U.S. F-15 programme, it more than ...

The Su-27 belongs to the same class of the U.S. F-14 and F-15, but unlike the American fighters it can fly at an angle of attack of 30 degrees and can also perform the “Pugachev Cobra”.

Russian Armed Forces downed their own Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet over Crimea, according to Ukrainian officials. ... the missiles took out one Su-27 fighter jet and damaged two others.

The Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker was designed to compete with the American F-15 Eagle and F-14 Tomcat, and it matched up very well 40 years ago. It came out of development in the 1980s armed to the teeth ...

The Russian air force has grounded its fleet of Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets until determining what caused one of the planes to crash on Thursday, killing the pilot, the government-run Tass news ...