Russia’s Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter was designed to be superior to American F-15 Eagles and F-14 Tomcats. The Flanker jet ...

The Sukhoi Su-27’s story begins in the late 1960s ... These engines give the Flanker a top speed exceeding Mach 2.35 (around 1,550 miles per hour) and a combat radius of 930 miles.

more in line with the Sukhoi Su-57’s role. How Sukhoi ultimately comes down on this debate will inform the outcome and timing of the program. What’s more, whatever model the American and ...

The crew of Russia’s Sukhoi-27 jet approached the aircraft staying at a safe distance, identified it as a US strategic bomber B-52 and escorted it for some time MOSCOW, June 6. /TASS/.