"Russia's New Sukhoi Su-30SM1 Fighter: Could It ..." Topic

…. Crush America's Best Fighters?

"Russia has developed a new modernized version of the Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-H that features upgraded avionics and weapons.

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Designated as the Su-30SM1, the aircraft leverages the operational lessons that Russia has learned during its operations over Syria, according to a report in the Russian-language newspaper Izvestia.

According to the report, Irkut—United Aircraft Corporation subsidiary that builds the Su-30SM1—has built several examples of the new variant of the jet. However, defense industry sources tell The National Interest that there is only one plane currently at the plant in Irkutsk…"

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So, new stores-management system. Meh. I'm not sure that would count for a new letter for a US plane.

Well, it *is* still a big beautiful Su27 with canards, so it's not exactly a slouch in a dogfight. Guess we'd have to do it the traditional way, hit the birds before they drop their bombs on target (or force them to jettison bombs to evade).

The big beautiful SU-27 derivatives have a lot of fans in the US, like this "former turbine engine specialist" who's trying to convince us that the Flanker E is more than a match for the 5th Gen Raptor with his charts and figures: link