Russian Su-35s on standby in Syria

Russia has sent its most potent warplane – the Su-35 “Flanker-E” – to support airstrikes in Syria. The multirole fighter jet is considered to be more than a match for most current generation Western aircraft

SUKHOI SU-35 “FLANKER-E”

Capable of detecting targets at

Radar:

distance of 400km, and can track 30 airborne

targets simultaneously

Two Saturn 117S

1 x 30mm cannon,

Powerplant:

Armament:

turbofans, with 3D thrust vectoring

for extreme manoeuvrability

12 hardpoints for up to 8,000kg of

external weapons and stores

Speed

Combat radius

(2,390km/h)

1,650km

Climb rate

Thrust-to-weight ratio

Mach 2.25

280m/sec

1.30

F-16 Fighting Falcon

Most numerous

Western fighter

F-22 Raptor

Steath characteristics arguably give

F-22 slight edge over Su-35

Speed

Combat radius

Climb rate

Thrust-to-weight ratio

Armament

(2,120km/h)

550km

254m/sec

1.06

Speed

Combat radius

Climb rate

Thrust-to-weight ratio

Armament

(2,410km/h)

760km

350m/sec

1.18

Mach 2.0

Mach 2.25

1 x 20mm cannon,

7,700kg payload

1 x 20mm cannon,

(external)

8,620kg payload

Sources: U.S. Air Force, wire agencies

Russian Su-35s on standby in Syria

Russia has sent its most potent warplane – the Su-35 “Flanker-E” – to support airstrikes in Syria. The multirole fighter jet is considered to be more than a match for most current generation Western aircraft

SUKHOI SU-35

“FLANKER-E”

Capable of detecting targets at

Radar:

distance of 400km, and can track 30

airborne targets simultaneously

Two Saturn

30mm cannon,

Powerplant:

Armament:

117S turbofans, with 3D

thrust vectoring for extreme

manoeuvrability

12 hardpoints for up to

8,000kg of external weapons

and stores

Speed

Combat radius

Climb rate

Thrust-to-weight ratio

Mach 2.25

1,650km

280m/sec

1.30

F-16 Fighting Falcon

F-22 Raptor

Most numerous

Western fighter

Steath characteristics

arguably give F-22 slight

edge over Su-35

Speed

Combat radius

Climb rate

Thrust-to-weight ratio

Armament

Speed

Combat radius

Climb rate

Thrust-to-weight ratio

Armament

Mach 2.0

550km

254m/sec

1.06

Mach 2.25

760km

350m/sec

1.18

20mm cannon,

7,700kg payload

20mm cannon,

(external)

8,620kg payload

Sources: U.S. Air Force, wire agencies

Russian Su-35s on standby in Syria

Russia has sent its most potent warplane – the Su-35 “Flanker-E” – to support airstrikes in Syria. The multirole fighter jet is considered to be more than a match for most current generation Western aircraft

SUKHOI SU-35 “FLANKER-E”

Capable of detecting

Radar:

targets at distance of 400km,

and can track 30 airborne

targets simultaneously

Two Saturn 117S

Powerplant:

turbofans, with 3D thrust vectoring

for extreme manoeuvrability

1 x 30mm cannon,

Armament:

12 hardpoints for up to 8,000kg of

external weapons and stores

Speed

Combat radius

(2,390km/h)

1,650km

Mach 2.25

Climb rate

Thrust-to-weight ratio

280m/sec

1.30

F-16 Fighting Falcon

Most numerous

Western fighter

Speed

Combat radius

Climb rate

Thrust-to-weight ratio

Armament

(2,120km/h)

550km

254m/sec

1.06

Mach 2.0

1 x 20mm cannon,

7,700kg payload

F-22 Raptor

Steath characteristics arguably give

F-22 slight edge over Su-35

Speed

Combat radius

Climb rate

Thrust-to-weight ratio

Armament

(2,410km/h)

760km

350m/sec

1.18

Mach 2.25

1 x 20mm cannon,

(external)

8,620kg payload

Sources:

U.S. Air Force,

wire agencies