Chinese purchase of Su-35

MiG-29 said:

Russia’s Sukhoi has rocked the 50th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget with the premiere of its cutting-edge Su-35 fighter. Super-maneuverable even for a Sukhoi, the Su-35 has been dubbed the “UFO” for its outstanding maneuverability.

The Sukhoi Su-35 (NATO classification: Flanker E), Russia’s newest, super-maneuverable, multirole fighter jet has conducted its first training flight at the Paris Air Show, and aircraft industry experts were reportedly wowed by the jet’s performance.

“The plane easily passes from low-speed super-maneuverability mode to high-speed combat flight,” test pilot Sergey Bogdan said. Bogdan will pilot all Su-35 flights at the Paris Air Show. The engines are so powerful that the plane could be pulled out of any complicated situation, like a spin, at pilot’s will, he explained: “All you need is to get with the plane on the same wave, to caress and stroke it because, you know, it is a living being.”



It has top speed of 2,400 km/h, a 3,600 kilometer range, an 18 kilometer ceiling, and an advanced radar system to detect large targets from as far as 400 kilometers.

Probably the only major feature that the Su-35 lacks - and which prevents it from being labeled fifth-generation - is limited stealth capability, as only some parts of its airframe are made of composite material. Nonetheless, it can detect stealth aircraft such as the US’s F-35 at a distance of over 90 kilometers.


The aircraft’s thrust/weight ratio is unique at a kilo of thrust per kilo of aircraft weight, thanks to a pair of brand new 117C jet engines.

This enables Su-35 to perform all current stunts, including Russian specialties such as Pugachev's Cobra, the Frolov Chakra, the Dead Leaf, and the unprecedented Pancake, which is an horizontal 360-degree made turn without losing speed. The Pancake is performed only by the Su-35.

With these characteristics, the Su-35 surpasses practically all modern fighter jets such as France’s Rafale, Sweden’s Gripen, the Eurofighter 2000, and the modernized US F-15, F-16, and F-18. It is on a par with the fifth-generation US F-35 and F-22A, neither of which are currently on the market.


The Su-35 is generating so much interest that the airshow organizers have assigned it a spot right in the middle of the main avenue of the exhibition.

The Russian Air Force currently has 10 Su-35s, to be increased to 48 by the end of 2015.


The first country to buy a Sukhoi Su-35 could be China, as Beijing is already in talks with the manufacturer: “We have signed an intergovernmental agreement on the supply of Su-35 planes to China," Aleksandr Mikheyev, deputy head of Russian arms corporation Rosoboronexport told reporters. "As of today we have a legal base with China. An agreement on the protection of intellectual property has been signed," Mikheyev added. Beijing reportedly intends to buy 24 Su-35s, with a contract due to be signed by the end of 2013.

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A.Man said:

Mr. Mig-29, long time no see!

Up to the date of June 21 2013 no Su-35 has been sold to China. How many years have you been taking about this, Mr. Mig-29?

I am leaving for China tomorrow. Oh Mom, food is good in Shanghai.

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY-TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF COMBAT AVIATION (Beijing, January 22, 2013)

The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People's Republic of China, referred to as the Parties, seeking to further develop and strengthen the military-technical cooperation as part of the strategic partnership of cooperation, guided by the principles laid down in the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People's Republic of China on military-technical cooperation of November 24, 1992, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People's Republic of China military-technical cooperation of 18 December 1992, based on the agreements reached during the negotiations of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the Chairman of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao, June 5, 2012, have agreed as follows:

Article 1 In order to further the development of military-technical cooperation in the field of military aviation:

1) The Chinese side will purchase from the Russian side 24 of the Su-35;

2) The parties settled all disputes related to the further implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People's Republic of China on cooperation on the topics of aircraft such as the Su-27 and the order of payment for this co-operation from December 6, 1995

Article 2 of the bodies responsible for the implementation of the agreements under this Agreement are: the Russian Party - Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, from the Chinese Party - The General Department of International Cooperation General Directorate of weapons and military equipment People's Liberation Army of China.

Article 3 For the purpose of implementing the agreements set out in Article 1 of this Agreement, the responsible authorities of the Parties to the Protocol signed between the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation and the Directorate General for International Cooperation control of weapons and military equipment People's Liberation Army of China, on the further implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People's Republic of China on cooperation on the topics of aircraft such as the Su-27 and the order of payment for this co-operation from December 6, 1995, and authorized organizations of the Parties as soon as possible will negotiate and sign a contract for the supply of Su-35.

Article 4 Any disputes arising as to the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be settled through consultation and negotiation between the Parties.

Article 5 The provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the rights and obligations of the Parties under other international treaties to which States are Parties.

Article 6 All correspondence in the course of implementation of this agreement will be carried out on the Russian or Chinese.

Article 7 This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature and shall continue until the Parties fulfill the commitments assumed under this Agreement. Done in Beijing on January 22, 2013 in two originals, each in the Russian and Chinese languages, both texts being equally authentic. (Signatures)

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Air Force Brat said:

I would love some good Chinese food, but I better wait until after lunch, the best Chinese I ever had was at the Cat Terminal at Naha AFB on Okinawa, we went there a few times for Sunday dinner after Chapel. The old Yankee, Chopsuey in Lincoln Square in J,ville Illinois, now defunct had the best shrimp egg rolls I have EVER eaten, made by Mr. Yan himself, they ones I find now all have peas and carrots?????? brat

Now the Su-35 is the Flankers, Flanker, the only fighter aircraft in the world that "might be more agile would be the T-50, or the F-22, and before you tell me about your little canards, watch the Su-35 in action, nobody does those things with an aeroplane on purpose, at that altitude, that backs up my claim and I'm sure Mig would agree that OVT is a game changer..... now as to whether or not China will buy???????? I believed at one time that they would, but now, I am still calling all this hiatus a drawdown, I have serious doubts although I "know" they would like to play with that 117, but we shall see??? brat

Oh and have fun A.Man, bring us back some eggrolls. and some good pix. brat

Sukoi have eliminated the canards on the Su-35, this is a somewhat toned down demo as I am sure that Paris has grown weary of picking up the pieces of some of the airshow aircraft of the past????

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flateric said:

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Bogdan was at controls

Lazy to correct Google Translator, but main points of document are clear. Signed during 17th session of Sino-Russian intergovernmental commission on military cooperation in Beijing

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rolking said:

I really am is big fan of the Su-27 family of superplanes. More aesthetically pleasing than its US equivalent, F-15. Maybe Su-35, like Liaoning ex-Varyag, can shine its brightest in China.

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