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China to get its four first Su-35 multirole fighter jets by 2017.
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World Defense & Security News - China
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China to get its four first Su-35 multirole fighter jets by 2017
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Russia will deliver the first four Sukhoi Su-35 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) fighter jets to China before the yearend under the contract signed in 2015, a source in the system of Russia’s military and technical cooperation told TASS on Friday. "China will receive the first four Su-35 fighter jets this year," the source said.
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 A RuAF Sukhoi Su-35S multirole fighter aircraft |
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According to the source, the remaining aircraft will be delivered to China within the next two years. It was reported last year that Russia and China had signed a contract for the delivery of 24 Russian-made Su-35 fighter jets. The contract is worth no less than 2 billion dollars. China has become the first foreign customer of advanced Su-35 aircraft.
According to the source, Russia is planning to fulfill the contact completely over three years. The press office of the United Instrument-Manufacturing Corporation, part of Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec, told TASS earlier that the corporation had already started to manufacture communications systems for Su-35 fighter jets designed for China. The Su-35 is a highly upgraded 4++-generation super-maneuverable multipurpose fighter jet incorporating fifth-generation technologies. The jet incorporates a reinforced airframe, improved avionics and radar, thrust-vectoring engines, and a reduced frontal radar signature. Its maximum speed is 2,390 km/h (1,490mph), range is 3,600 km (1,940 miles), and combat radius - around 1,600 km (995 miles). The jet is armed with 30 mm GSh-301 internal cannon with 150 rounds and 12 hardpoints capable of carrying rockets, missiles and bombs. |
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