Su-35S
4++ gen multirole / air superiority
Most capable operational Flanker variant. Thrust-vectoring gives extreme agility; the Irbis-E radar and large weapon load make it a formidable air-superiority and multirole fighter. Strong EW suite (Khibiny). Forms the high-end air-combat element of the tactical commands.
Learn more in the AirDefense Academy →Dimensionsfor imagery analysis
- Length × wingspan × height
- 21.9 × 15.3 m (over ECM pods; 14.7 m clean) × 5.9 m
- Max. take-off weight
- 34,500 kg
- Empty weight
- 17,000–19,000 kg (sources differ)
- Dimension source
- Wikipedia; WEG (ODIN)
General
- Role
- Air superiority / multirole
- Crew
- 1
- Max speed
- Mach 2.25
- Ceiling
- 59,000 ft
- Combat radius
- ≈ 864 NM
- Notable
- Thrust-vectoring (117S engines)
Armament
- Medium/long
- R-77-1, R-27, R-37M
- Short
- R-73 / R-74
- Air-ground
- Kh-29, Kh-31, KAB-500
- Gun
- GSh-30-1 30 mm
- Hardpoints
- 12
Sensors / EW
- Radar
- Irbis-E PESA — up to 216 NM
- EW
- L175M Khibiny (jamming pods)
- EO
- OLS-35 IRST
Threat
- Primary threat
- BVR with R-77-1/R-37M + WVR agility
- Countermeasure
- Stealth/stand-off, ECM, numerical advantage
- Threat level
- Very high in all domains
- Loss (claim) 4 Oct 2026
- According to the SBU, its drones hit a Su-35 and a Su-34 at Khanskaya air base (Adygea, near Maykop), ~500 km from Ukrainian territory; AviaVector satellite imagery shows signs of destruction — source: RU Mil Tracker e-20261006-01 (Kyiv Independent, Militarnyi); SBU claim, not independently confirmed
Further reading
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Technical report
Sukhoi Flankers — The Shifting Balance of Regional Air Power
Extensive analysis of the Flanker family, including the Su-35BM/Su-35S, Irbis-E radar and weapons.
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Data sheet
Su-35 Flanker-E Sukhoi
Short product sheet. Note: the dimensions on this page differ from other sources.
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Reference
Sukhoi Su-35
Development, variants, numbers and combat use, with references.
News archive 9
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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Ukrainian intelligence: Russia can probably add 10–15 Su-34s a year, but builds no new Tu-95s, Tu-22M3s or Su-24s
In a reply published by the Ukrainian news agency UNIAN on 23 October, Ukraine's military intelligence agency HUR said Russian aircraft plants still produce modern fighter-bombers and fighters, enough to partly cover losses. Older bombers are different: Russia has no serial production of new Tu-95s, Tu-22M3s or Su-24s and keeps them flying through repairs a…
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Russian Su-30SM crashes on a training flight in Kaliningrad Oblast and both crew eject; pro-war Telegram channels report a second Russian fighter lost the same day, with its pilots probably killed
A Russian Su-30SM two-seat multirole fighter crashed on 21 October 2026 in the Chernyakhovsk district of Kaliningrad Oblast. Russian media placed the wreck in a field between the villages of Timofeyevka and Zelyony Bor. The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed the crash, as reported by RIA Novosti and TASS. It said the aircraft was on a scheduled training fli…
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Ukraine's Navy says it hit six Su-34M bombers at Borisoglebsk air base in Voronezh Oblast with Neptune missiles; Zelensky claims four destroyed
On the night of 14-15 October 2026 the Ukrainian Navy struck the Borisoglebsk military airfield in Russia's Voronezh Oblast, roughly 400 km from the front line, with its Neptune coastal missile system. According to the Navy, six Su-34M bombers were hit, aviation support equipment was destroyed, and secondary explosions and a fire were recorded; it said furt…
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russia Delivers Su-35s to Algeria Aboard An-124s, But What Explains Algerian Il-76, C-130 Flights Over Poland? (Defense Express)
Defense Express recalls an April 2025 report claiming that satellite imagery showed at least one Su-35 fighter being flown from Russia to Algeria inside an An-124 Ruslan transport aircraft. According to the outlet, Algeria now has at least five Su-35s. It links this to a story running since early October 2026: Algerian Il-76 and C-130 transport aircraft hav…
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SBU drones hit Su-35 and Su-34 at Khanskaya air base in Adygea; satellite imagery shows destruction
Drones of the Security Service of Ukraine's (SBU) Alpha special operations unit struck the Khanskaya military airfield in Russia's Republic of Adygea overnight on 4 October 2026, the SBU said. According to the agency, a Su-35 multirole fighter and a Su-34 fighter-bomber were hit, as well as an ammunition depot on the airfield. The SBU put the distance from…
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«Су-35 та Су-34»: СБУ уразила два носії КАБів на військовому аеродромі в Адигеї
ArmyInform reports that during the night of 3–4 October the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck the Russian military airfield Khanskaya in the Republic of Adygea. According to the SBU statement, drones of the SBU's Special Operations Center "Alpha" hit an ammunition depot on the airfield and two combat aircraft: a Su-35 multirole fighter and a Su-34 fi…
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Russian Mi-8 lost over Voronezh region, three crew killed; reportedly shot down by friendly fire during Ukrainian drone raid
A Russian military Mi-8 helicopter crashed on 1 October in a field in Anninsky district, about 80 km from Voronezh and roughly 200 km from the Ukrainian border. All three crew were killed: the pilot, the navigator and the gunner. The pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Mash reported the crash and the deaths that evening but gave no cause. Russian officials have no…
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Ukraine's Defence Intelligence discloses 155 Ruselectronics enterprises supplying components for Russian weapons
Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (HUR) has published data on 155 enterprises that are part of, or managed by, the Ruselectronics (Roselektronika) holding, a subsidiary of Russia's state corporation Rostec. The information was added to the "aggressor's military-industrial complex" section of HUR's War&Sanctions portal. The holding groups plants and research in…
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Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 4 Takes Flight, Giving Europe a Powerful New Rival to Russia's Su-35 and Su-57
On 14 July 2026, the first German Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 4 aircraft made its maiden flight at Airbus' Military Aircraft Centre in Manching, under Germany's Project Quadriga procurement. The headline upgrade is the ECRS Mk 1 AESA radar, which the manufacturer says delivers greater detection range, faster target acquisition, improved tracking accuracy, a…