The National Interest

Su-27 Flanker: Russia’s Fighter Built to Destroy the F-15 Eagle

The Su-27 was designed for a battle with the F-15 fighter jet. And yet, while that never happened, the Su-27 has become a very powerful combat fighter for the old Soviet Union and now the Russian ...
The Aviationist

Su-27LL-PS: The Experimental Thrust Vectoring Platform of the Su-27

As an experimental Su-27 variant, the Su-27LL-PS tested advanced 2D thrust vectoring for enhanced maneuverability, providing critical insights into supermaneuverable flight dynamics, material ...
The National Interest

You Can Now Get Up Close to a Russian Air Force Su-27 Flanker

Visitors to the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), Dayton, Ohio, can see some truly noteworthy U.S. aircraft. At the same time, a few of the ...
Flightglobal

USAF reveals ‘recent acquisition’ of Su-27 from Ukraine

The US Air Force (USAF) has a new fighter on display, but not one of the latest offerings from Boeing or Lockheed Martin. The jet is a Cold War-era Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker that was designed and built in ...
The Aviationist

Ukraine’s Su-27 Shown with GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs for the First Time

A video showcasing the work of the Ukrainian logistics forces shows the GBU-39s being loaded on a Su-27. Moreover, the video shows for the first time the AIM-9Xs delivered to Ukraine. Few months after ...