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Sukhoi Corporation will deliver 46 Su-35S fighters in accordance with the State defense order by 2015

Sukhoi Corporation will deliver 46 Su-35S fighters in accordance with the State defense order by 2015, RIA Novosti reports.

As noted by the president of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Mikhail Pogosyan, while demonstrating stands, containing information about Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association, to Vladimir Putin, the enterprise should deliver 48 such jets to the air forces. Two of them have already been delivered to the Ministry of Defense last year.

He also said that it is planned to manufacture eight Su-35S aircraft this year, 12 ones in 2013, 12 – in 2014 and 14 – in 2015.

At that, Pogosyan leaves open the possibility that KnAAPO will deliver more than eight jets this year. "Eight Su-35S jets are scheduled for this year, but we are currently elaborating the agreed facilities and we may deliver more aircraft this year", - he said.

Speaking of the enterprise’s activities, the president of UAC said that the revenues of KnAAPO will increase to 30 billion rubles by 2015 (as compared to 24 billion in 2012). In addition, Pogosyan noted that 16 billion rubles should be allocated for technical retooling of KnAAPO in accordance with development program of military-industrial complex.

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Russia to buy 90 brand-new Su-35S fighters

By 2020, the Russian Air Force is to procure some 90 cutting-edge super-maneuverable Su-35S fighter jets, Air force spokesman Vladimir Drik told Ria-Novosti today.

The Su-35S is a highly modernized version of the Su-27SM3 aircraft, which will replace the world-famous Su-27 planes, as well as the bulk of its modifications now deployed with the Russian air fleet, he said.

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I think there will be a second order of 48 fighters. That means about 96

Su-35 is being tested for tactical employment

The latest multi-role Su-35 fighter is being tested for tactical employment in the network of its state testing, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the official representative of Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD RF), Air Forces, Colonel Vladimir Drik.

The state testing of multi-role super-maneuverable Su-35 fighter is underway in State Proving Flying Center (SPFC) of MoD RF named after Chkalov. Over 650 flights have already been performed in the network of the flight test program. "The flight testing of Su-35 with real tactical employment is currently being performed", - Drik said.

The pilots of SPFC have earlier performed flights aimed at assessment of aircraft performance, durability, stability and aircraft sensitivity, the work of its powerplant and avionics.

Important ground and flight tests for functional checking of command information system, communication system, navigation and radar system have also been completed. "The testing of this vehicle is being carried out in accordance with the program of state testing. Following the results of the completed stage of Su-35’s state joint testing it is planned to obtain the customer’s preliminary advice in October, which allows delivering the jets to flying units in accordance with plans for 2012", - Drik said.

Su-35 will become the prime fighter of the air forces, he added. Russian air forces will acquire the first six Su-35s in 2012. The Ministry of Defense intends to purchase about 90 Su-35 fighters by 2020.

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medo wrote:I hope those 2 Su-35, which they got early this year are not counted in those 6 planes, they will get this year.

They didn't deliver any su-35 yet. These 2 were on testing as the next 6. They are gong to deliver 8 this year.