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Russia Claims to Have Shot Down Ukrainian Su-27 'Flanker' on New Year's Day
The aircraft finally reached series production in 1982 as a single-seat multirole fighter, receiving the designation Su-27 (NATO reporting name Flanker-B). A two-seater variant, the Su-27UB (NATO ...
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‘Unsafe’ intercept of a B-52 over the Black Sea is the latest example of the Russians being jerks
Most recently, two Russian SU-27 Flanker fighters got dangerously close to as U.S. B-52 that was flying over the Black Sea on Friday. “The Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional ...
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China's J-11B Fighter Is a 'Clear and Present Danger' Thanks to Russia
The “Flanker” (NATO’s designation for the Su-27) went into service for the Soviet Air Force in 1985. It was designed to counter America’s F-15 Eagle. It has had a storied 39-year history ...
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US claims Russian Su-27 jets intercepted B-52 bomber in ‘unprofessional manner’
"On August 28, 202, two Russian Su-27 Flanker pilots intercepted a US Air Force B-52 bomber that was conducting routine operations in the black sea over international waters. The Russian pilots ...
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Watch a Ukrainian fighter jet nail a road sign during a rough landing outside Kiev
Blink and you’ll miss it: Here it is again in slow motion thanks to a handy video from Defence Blog: And here’s a photo of the aftermath: The Sukhoi Su-27 ‘Flanker’ is a twin-engine ...