The SU-27 is an air superiority fighter and is the main armament of the Russian Air Force along the MiG-29. Development of this aircraft began in 1977 after observing the American McDonnell Douglas F-15, the aircraft entered service in 1984 and has been exported to numerous countries worldwide including China and India.
| Sukhoi SU-27 | |
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type |
Air Superiority and Multirole fighter |
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Used by |
Russian Fighter Wing 129 |
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Armament |
Gsh-39,RS-3 Heatseeker, Air to Ground Missile |
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Special Defence |
Some Stealth and EMP protection aspects |
Variants[]
- Su-27 Flanker: Original single-seat air superiority fighter.
- Su-27S Flanker-B: Su-27 with AL-31F powerplant.
- Su-27UB: Twin seat trainer, includes export variant Su-27UBK.
- Su-27P Flanker-B: Su-27 with removed Ground-attack weapons, assigned to Air Defence units.
- Su-27SK: Export single-seater.
- Su-30: Series of twin-seat multirole fighters, the M series includes newer avionics and equipment, the MK series dedicated for export to India, China and Malaysia, which are I, K and M respectively.
- J-11: License built Chinese variant.
- Su-34 Fullback: Heavily modified Ground-attack and bomber variant.
- Su-35: Modern 4++ generation fighter, featuring supermanœverability, used as a multirole fighter.