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Sukhoi Su-24 (Су-24)

The Sukhoi Su-24 (Су-24), known to NATO by the reporting name Fencer, is a Soviet and Russian two-seat, variable-sweep-wing tactical bomber for all-weather low-altitude strikes, in service from 1974.

Sukhoi Su-25 (Су-25 «Грач»)

The Sukhoi Su-25, known as the Grach (Грач) and NATO-named Frogfoot, is a Soviet single-seat twin-engine close air support aircraft first flown in 1975, still in frontline use today.

Sukhoi Su-27 (Су-27)

The Sukhoi Su-27 (Су-27) is a Soviet twin-engine air superiority fighter, known to NATO as the Flanker, that entered service in 1985 to counter the American F-15 Eagle.

Sukhoi Su-30

The Sukhoi Su-30, NATO name Flanker-C, is a Russian two-seat, twin-engine heavy multirole fighter derived from the Su-27UB trainer, first flown in 1992 and exported widely, including India's Su-30MKI.

Sukhoi Su-30MKI

The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twin-seat, twin-engine multirole fighter developed by Sukhoi for the Indian Air Force and license-built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, with over 270 in service.

Sukhoi Su-30MKK

The Sukhoi Su-30MKK, NATO name Flanker-G, is a Russian two-seat multirole fighter-bomber built by KnAAPO and exported to China as the PLAAF's first true multirole heavy fighter.

Sukhoi Su-30MKM (Су-30МКМ)

The Sukhoi Su-30MKM (Су-30МКМ) is a two-seat, twin-engine multirole fighter built by Russia's Irkut for the Royal Malaysian Air Force, an 18-aircraft fleet delivered between 2007 and 2009.

Sukhoi Su-33

The Sukhoi Su-33, NATO name Flanker-D and originally designated Su-27K, is a carrier-capable Russian fighter derived from the Su-27, adopted in 1998 for the Admiral Kuznetsov.

Sukhoi Su-34

The Sukhoi Su-34, NATO name Fullback and export designation Su-32, is a Russian side-by-side two-seat fighter-bomber derived from the Su-27, replacing the Su-24 as the primary tactical strike aircraft.

Sukhoi Su-35

The Sukhoi Su-35, also called Super Flanker, is a Russian twin-engine supermaneuverable multirole fighter, a deep modernization of the Su-27 that first flew in 2008.

Sukhoi Su-37 (Су-37)

The Sukhoi Su-37 (Су-37), nicknamed Terminator, was a single-seat Russian experimental fighter demonstrating thrust vectoring and supermaneuverability; first flown in 1996, it never entered production and its prototype crashed in 2002.

Sukhoi Su-47 (Су-47 «Беркут»)

The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut, also known as the Sukhoi S-37 or Su-47 Firkin, is a Russian experimental fighter-size aircraft with a forward-swept wing, first flown in 1997.

Sukhoi Su-57 (Су-57)

The Sukhoi Su-57, also designated T-50, is a Russian twin-engine fifth-generation stealth fighter developed by Sukhoi for the Russian Aerospace Forces, with a 76-aircraft order placed in 2019.

Sukhoi Su-7 (Су-7)

The Sukhoi Su-7 (Су-7), NATO name Fitter-A, was a Soviet swept-wing fighter-bomber built from 1956 to 1972 that served as the standard strike aircraft of Soviet frontal aviation.

Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate (Су-75)

Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate (Су-75), also LTS Light Tactical Aircraft, T-75: Russian single-engine stealth fighter unveiled at MAKS 2021; prototype stage, no first flight, expected 2026; Su-57-derived, export-focused.

Sukhoi Su-9 (Су-9)

The Sukhoi Su-9 (Су-9, NATO reporting name "Fishpot") was a Soviet delta-wing all-weather interceptor serving the PVO from 1959 to the early 1980s, armed only with air-to-air missiles.

Sukhoi Superjet 100

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100, later SJ-100) is a Russian regional jet for about 100 passengers, the first Russian airliner designed to compete on the world market.

Sukhoi T-4

The Sukhoi T-4, nicknamed Sotka, was a Soviet experimental Mach 3 strike and reconnaissance aircraft; one prototype flew ten test flights between 1972 and 1974.

Sukhoi/HAL FGFA

The Sukhoi/HAL FGFA, also called the Perspective Multi-role Fighter, was a joint Indian-Russian program to develop a fifth-generation stealth fighter for India, based on Russia's T-50 PAK FA.

Sukhothai Airport Zoo

Sukhothai Airport Zoo (สวนสัตว์สุโขทัย), Thailand's only zoo inside an airport, sits at Bangkok Airways' Sukhothai Airport; weekend-only, with giraffes, tigers, and an organic rice farm.

Sukhothai Kingdom

The Sukhothai Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Sukhothai, was the first independent Siamese (Thai) kingdom, centered on the city of Sukhothai from 1238 to 1438 and regarded in Thai history as a Golden Age.

Sukhothai style

The Sukhothai style is the classic Thai Buddhist sculptural style of the Sukhothai kingdom (1238–1438), best known for the walking Buddha, a free-standing figure shown mid-stride.

Sukhothai's submission to Ayutthaya

Sukhothai's submission to Ayutthaya was the 1378 surrender of the weakened Kingdom of Sukhothai to King Borommaracha I of Ayutthaya, which fully absorbed it by 1438.

Sukhothai's submission to the Yuan dynasty

Sukhothai's submission to the Yuan dynasty was the Thai kingdom's acknowledgment of China's emperor as nominal overlord in the thirteenth century, under King Ramkhamhaeng, bringing tribute, trade, and Chinese artisans who founded a ceramics industry.

Sukhra

Sukhra (سهره), also rendered Sufray, was a powerful Iranian nobleman of the Sasanian Empire in the late 5th century, dominant under Balash and early Kavad I.

Sukhsagar

Sukhsagar (सुखसागर) is an early nineteenth-century Hindi Khari Boli prose rendering of the Bhagavata story by Munshi Sadasukhlal of Delhi, one of the founders of Hindi prose.

Sukhumi

Sukhumi (Georgian: სოხუმი, Abkhaz: Аҟәа) is a Black Sea city, capital of Georgia's Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and de facto capital of breakaway Abkhazia since 1993; ancient Dioscurias, area 23.3 km².

Sukhumi Okrug

The Sukhumi Okrug (Сухумский округ) was the district of the Russian Empire that governed Abkhazia on the Black Sea coast from 1883 to 1917, with its center at Sukhum.

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, born in 1964 in Hamirpur district, is an Indian National Congress politician who has been Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh since December 2022, after leading the state Congress from 2013 to 2019.

Sukhwinder Singh (ਸੁਖਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ)

Sukhwinder Singh (ਸੁਖਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ), playback singer from Amritsar, Punjab, known for "Chaiyya Chaiyya" (Dil Se, 1998) and Oscar- and Grammy-winning "Jai Ho" (Slumdog Millionaire); two Filmfare Best Male Playback Awards; birth year disputed (1968 vs 1971).