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 ...

Russia’s Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter was designed to be superior to American F-15 Eagles and F-14 Tomcats. The Flanker jet was considered a technological marvel toward the end of the Cold War 40 ...

One nation historically dominated the fighter jet export market: the Soviet Union, whose simple, rugged aircraft spread widely across the developing world during the Cold War. The Flanker platform is ...

Early in the 1950s, with global tensions rising, the United States set about reinforcing both its arsenal of weapons and its repertoire of military vehicles. This era saw the birth of, among many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The National Museum of the U.S. AIr Force's latest acquisition, an Su-27UB Flanker-C, has a curious history. The U.S. Air Force's ...

Cool footage shows Belarus and Russia’s warplanes intercept and escort an Antonov An-26 transport plane. As explained last week, Russia deployed six Sukhoi-27 Flankers and three support transport ...

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 ...

Two Sukhoi Su-27 single-seat fighters were delivered to Indonesia's air force last week. Indonesia is also acquiring two Su-30 combat trainers. This content requires a subscription to one of the ...