Once mocked for its developmental setbacks, the Su-27 Flanker rose to become the Soviet Union’s ultimate air superiority fighter. Designed to take on the F-15 in the skies, it introduced ...

Summary and Key Points: The Su-27 “Flanker,” designed by Sukhoi, is considered the best Soviet fighter of the Cold War. Emerging in the 1970s and 1980s as part of a high-low fighter mix ...

At least, not initially. Along with the another two-seat Su-27 (N131SU/31 blue), the ex-UkrAF Flanker eventually made its way to the adversary air services but, at least officially, they were ...

While externally similar... Summary and Key Points: The Su-27 “Flanker,” designed by Sukhoi, is considered the best Soviet fighter of the Cold War. Emerging in the 1970s and 1980s as part of a ...

One Su-27 Flanker aircraft supporting a special operation to regain control on a military airfield taken from pro-Moscow separatists was reportedly shot down. On Apr. 15, Ukrainian armed forces ...

A Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet made a dangerously close pass of a U.S. intelligence aircraft May 30 over the Black Sea, Pentagon officials announced Friday. Army Col. Steve Warren ...

On Thursday morning U.S. European Command (EUCOM) released video footage from the MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed into the Black Sea following a mid-air encounter with two Russian Su-27 “Flanker ...

There's no doubt, though, that whether or not the Su-27 is phased out wherever it's used (Indonesia, India, and Vietnam being among the nations that field it), the Flanker remains a potent and ...

After the USSR had learned of the American dedicated heavy fighter program via intelligence sources and the appearance of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat - Sukhoi set about designing a suitable answer.