Moscow, November 17. Sukhoi Company started implementing state contract on
Su-35S multifunctional highly maneuverable fighter jets delivery to the
Russian Defense Ministry. The contract was signed last August at the MAKS
2009 aerospace show on the delivery of 48 Sukhoi Su-35S before 2015 to the
Defense Ministry. This is the largest purchase of modern fighter jets by the
Russian Air Force in the past two decades.
The Sukhoi's Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Production Association (KnAAPO) in
accordance with the approved schedule has already started production of
component parts. Contracts were signed with sub-contractors for supply of
necessary units, mechanisms and equipment. The assembly of the first serial
planes is scheduled for 2010.
Long-term contracts for the fighter aircraft delivery to the Russian Air
Force and foreign customers allow Sukhoi Company to provide for a steady
work load of its serial plants by combat aircraft production and make a
shift from modernizing aircraft in the Russian Air Force inventory to
production of new products. Delivery of new Su-35S fighter jets will
strengthen the country's defense potential and allow re-arming of combat
aviation.
The Su-35 is a substantially modernized highly maneuverable multifunctional
4++ generation aircraft employing technologies of the 5th generation. They
make it superior to all other 4th generation fighter jets now under
development worldwide.
The distinctive feature of Su-35 is the employment of a new suite of onboard
instruments. Its core is the information management system, which integrates
onboard subsystems into a single complex, a new phased array radar system
with long-range aerial target detection. The radar control system detects
and tracks an increased number of targets retaining continuity of space
observation and targets engagement. Su-35 is powered by new engines with an
increased thrust and a vectored thrust nozzle. It has a low observability
and it is armed with new types of weapons.
