Why Russia's Su-35 Poses a Real Threat to the U.S. Air Force
Peter Suciu
Security, Eurasia
The threat isn't just in what the plane can do in the air.
Key Point: The Su-35 could be a serious disrupter of air superiority throughout the world.
Throughout much of the latter part of the Cold War, American fighter jets were largely seen to have an advantage when going up against whatever the Soviets could offer. That included the Su-27, which was introduced in 1988. In the past twenty years, that jet hasn't seen nearly as much action as the American F-15. Читать дальше...