Profile
- Type
- Single-seat multirole fighter
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Origin
- Russia
- Service note
- Introduced in the 2010s; in Russian service during the Russia-Ukraine War
Aircraft & UAVs
Su-35
The Su-35 is a Russian single-seat, twin-engine multirole fighter developed as a deep modernization of the Su-27 family. UAC presents it as a 4++ generation aircraft with thrust-vectoring 117S engines, long-range sensors, and an 8,000 kg combat load; in the Russia-Ukraine War, Su-35S aircraft have been documented in Russian service for air-to-air missions near the front and anti-radiation missile employment against Ukrainian air defenses.
Service History
- In service
- Russian Su-35S variant accepted into service in the 2010s
- Used by
- Russian Aerospace Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Sukhoi Design Bureau
- Designed
- 2000s modernization program; first flight in 2008
- Built in
- Russia
- Produced
- 2007-present
- Variants
- Su-35S
- Developed from
- Su-27
Specifications
- Crew
- 1
- Engines
- Two 117S afterburning turbofan engines with thrust-vector control
- Maximum speed
- 1,400 km/h near the ground; Mach 2.25 at altitude
- Range
- 3,600 km practical range at cruising altitude without refueling
- Combat load
- Up to 8,000 kg on 12 hardpoints
- Ceiling
- 18,000 m
- Radar
- Phased-array radar cited by UAC as able to track up to 30 aerial targets and engage up to 8
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Russia
Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35S fighters have been documented in the air war over Ukraine as a major front-line air-to-air threat and as platforms regularly firing Kh-31P and Kh-58 anti-radiation missiles against Ukrainian SAM radars.
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Su-35Publisher: United Aircraft Corporation | Note: Official manufacturer page supporting Su-35 background, designer/manufacturer context, mission description, dimensions, engines, speed, range, ceiling, combat load, and radar claims. | Accessed: 2026-06-20The Russian Air War and Ukrainian Requirements for Air DefencePublisher: Royal United Services Institute | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War use of Russian Su-35S fighters, including air-to-air threat context and anti-radiation missile employment against Ukrainian SAM radars. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Su-35Publisher: Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies | Note: Reference entry supporting general Su-35 role, contractor, active variant, dimensions, powerplant, speed, range, ceiling, and weapons context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-35 Belyakov.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image page identifies a Russian Air Force Su-35 photographed by Oleg Belyakov at MAKS 2009 and lists CC BY-SA 3.0 / GFDL licensing information. | Accessed: 2026-06-20