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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-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/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.
Supermaneuverability
Supermaneuverability is a fighter aircraft's ability to maneuver at and beyond the stall angle of attack, typically achieved through thrust vectoring and advanced flight controls.
Supermarine Attacker
The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat carrier-borne jet fighter built by Supermarine, the first jet to enter front-line Fleet Air Arm service in August 1951.
Supermarine Seafire
The Supermarine Seafire was a single-seat carrier-borne naval fighter adapted from the Supermarine Spitfire for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, entering service in November 1942.
Supermarine Spiteful
The Supermarine Spiteful was a British piston-engine fighter developed during World War II as a successor to the Spitfire, with a laminar-flow wing and Rolls-Royce Griffon engine.
Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the Second World War, produced for the Royal Air Force and powered chiefly by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.
Supermarine Spitfire (Griffon-powered variants)
The Griffon-powered Spitfire variants were Supermarine Spitfire marks fitted with the Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, from the Mk XII of 1943 through the final Mk 24, remaining in RAF service until 1954.
Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants)
The Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX and Mk XVI were late Merlin-powered RAF fighters, with the Mk IX entering service in June 1942 as a stop-gap against the Focke-Wulf Fw 190.
Supermarine Swift
The Supermarine Swift was a British single-seat jet fighter and reconnaissance aircraft operated by the RAF from 1954 to 1961, the first British swept-wing fighter in squadron service.
Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses
Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) is a military mission that neutralizes, destroys, or degrades enemy air defenses, distinct from the permanent destruction of DEAD.
Surveillance aircraft
A surveillance aircraft, also called an observation aircraft, is a military or civilian aircraft, crewed or remotely piloted, fitted with sensors to observe and report activity in near real time.
Survivable Airborne Operations Center
The Survivable Airborne Operations Center is a US Air Force program replacing the E-4B Nightwatch with the E-4C, a 747-8 command post built by Sierra Nevada Corporation.
Surya Kiran
Surya Kiran is the aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force. Formed in 1996, it flies nine BAE/HAL Hawk jets and has given more than 800 displays.
T-X program
The T-X program was a US Air Force competition to replace its T-38C jet trainers, ending in 2018 with a $9.2 billion Boeing-Saab contract producing the T-7A Red Hawk.
TAI Anka-3
The TAI Anka-3 is a Turkish low-observable tailless flying-wing unmanned combat aerial vehicle built by Turkish Aerospace Industries for strike, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare missions, first flown in December 2023.