The Su-35 is a single-seat, twin-engine, multirole military combat aircraft developed and produced by Russia’s Sukhoi. The supersonic jet, designated “Flanker-E” by NATO, is renowned for its maneuverability, speed, and versatility. The Su-35 was developed from the company’s successful Su-27.
The Su-35 is considered one of the world’s most formidable fourth-generation fighters. It is a Mach 2.0+ aircraft with great range and an outstanding climb rate, and it ranks as one of the most nimble aircraft ever produced. It has a powerful suite of active radar and passive infrared targeting systems, and robust electronic countermeasure capabilities. The Su-35 can undertake a wide spectrum of missions, including air superiority, interdiction, suppression of enemy air defenses, surface attack, close air support, and light bombing. It is armed with a 30mm autocannon and has 12 hardpoints, allowing it to carry a wide variety of munitions, including air-to-air missiles, air-to-surface missiles, rockets, and both precision-guided and gravity bombs.
The jet features advanced avionics and flight controls, and boasts redundant systems for combat survivability. It measures 71 feet, 10 inches in length, stands 19 feet, 4 inches in height, and has a wingspan of 50 feet, 2 inches. The aircraft incorporates a blended, highly-swept main wing with canards for positive control throughout its range of flight, including high angle-of-attack maneuvering.
The Su-35 is powered by two Saturn AL-41F1S afterburning turbofan engines that each produce up to 19,400 pounds of thrust in military power and 30,900 pounds of thrust with afterburner. The jet has a range of 2,200 miles, a service ceiling of 62,000 feet above sea level, and it climbs at 55,000 feet per minute. It cruises at up to 730 miles per hour and has a top speed of 1,500 miles per hour.
