Sukhoi
T-10/Su-27/30/33/35/37 Flanker
F/A-18E/F
Super
Hornet
vs. Sukhoi
Flanker Analysis [Click for
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Sukhoi Flanker Analysis [Click for
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Imagery Page [Click for more ...]
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Joint Strike Fighter Analysis [Click for
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The
Su-27SKM is a second generation variant of the baseline Su-27S Flanker
B, incorporating smart weapons interfaces for a wide range of air to
air
and air to surface munitions (KnAAPO photo)
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Sukhoi's
T-10 Flanker family of combat aircraft is without doubt the outstanding
design in the final generation of Soviet Cold War era systems. Since
the
fall of the USSR, the Flanker has continued to evolve and is now by far
the leading Russian military technology export. The Flanker has
been exported globally, and the Asia-Pacific now boasts the world's
largest inventory of these versatile and highly capabie combat
aircraft.
China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia now operate or have ordered
variants of the Flanker.
Reacting to the proliferation of the Flanker, Japan is seeking to
acquire the F-22A Raptor. South Korean public debate shows an
increasing
interest in acquiring the F-22A, for the same reasons Japan seeks it.
Australia is however pursuing the opposite path in its planning for the
future region, acquiring 'interim' F/A-18F Super Hornets, and seeking
the Joint Strike Fighter long term, neither of which are competitive
against advanced Flanker variants.
This website will post a selection of relevant articles, submissions
and papers.
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Flanker and Related Articles
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Air Power
Australia - April
2008 - Flanker Radars in Beyond
Visual Range Air Combat |
| Air Power
Australia - March
2008 - The Russian
Philosophy of Beyond
Visual Range Air Combat |
| Air Power
Australia - May
2007 - Supercruising Flankers? |
| Air Power
Australia - January
2007 - Sukhoi
Flankers - The Shifting
Balance of Regional Air Power |
Air Power
Australia - January
2007 - Flanker Image Gallery
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| Air Power Australia - January
2007 - Regional
Precision Guided Munitions |
| The International Assessment and
Strategy Center - May 3rd, 2006 - The
Flanker Fleet -The PLA's 'Big Stick' |
Australian Aviation -
August 2003 - Asia's Advanced Flankers (Su-27/30)
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Australian Aviation -
September 2003 - Su-30 vs RAAF
Alternatives (Su-27/30)
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Australian Aviation - July
2004 - Asia's Advanced Precision
Guided
Munitions
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Australian Aviation -
August 2004 - The Sleeping Giant
Awakens (PLA-AF/PLA-N)
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Australian Aviation -
November 2004 - Sukhoi's Fullback
(Su-32/34)
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| Defence Today - Dec 2003 -
Sukhois present new strategic risk
for
Australia |
| Defence Today - Sept 2004 - 2010+ Regional Futures |
Defence Today - Sept 2004 - 2010+
Air Power Futures
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| Defence Today - January/February
2006 - Regional Developments 2005
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Defence Today - January/February
2006 - Regional Precision
Guided Munitions Survey
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Defence Today
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January/February
2007 - F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
vs. Sukhoi Flanker
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Kopp
C.,
August 30, 2000 - A Future Force Structure for the
Australian Defence Force - A Response to the Green Paper |
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The Parliamentary Debate [Click for more
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Related
Links [Click for more ...] |
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Indian AF Su-30K during the Cope India
exercise. The Flanker's soundly defeated US Air Force F-15Cs during
this
exercise, exploiting not only superior BVR radar/missile capabilities,
but also the TKS-2 datalink, used to network flights of Flankers (US
Air Force image).
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Russian
Navy Su-33 (formerly Su-27K) in operational service. The PLA-N has
ordered its first Su-33s, aiming to acquire up to 50 to equip the
Varyag
CVA (KnAAPO Image).
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An Su-27K
prototype performs a dry hookup during buddy refuelling trials using
the
UPAZ-1A Sakhalin series centreline refuelling store. Most late
build Flankers are equipped with a retractable aerial refuelling probe
and floodlights (RuAF photo).
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Su-27SKM
Weapons (KnAAPO)
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Su-30MK2
Weapons (KnAAPO)
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PLA-AF
Su-27SK (PLA Image)
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NIIP Irbis E
(Snow Leopard) Prototypes (above, below). This 20 kiloWatt peak power
class multimode phased array radar, intended for the Su-35BM and export
Flankers, will outrange most Western fighters radars in service. NIIP
claim 'F-22 class performance'.
NIIP
Irbis E Components (above)
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A
derated AL-41F supersonic cruise engine has been trialled in an Su-27S
since 2004.
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