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Strategic bomber
A strategic bomber is a long-range, heavy-payload military aircraft designed to strike an adversary's infrastructure, industry, and bases far beyond the battlefield, carrying nuclear or high-yield conventional weapons.
Strategic bombing
Strategic bombing, or strategic bombardment, is the use of air power against an enemy's home territory, industry, and will to continue a war rather than its field armies.
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was a NASA and German Aerospace Center infrared telescope in a modified Boeing 747SP, operating from 2010 to 2022.
Stuttgart Airport
Stuttgart Airport, also known as Manfred Rommel Airport or Echterdingen Airport, is the largest airport in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, serving Stuttgart with 9.6 million passengers in 2025.
Subaru EJ engine
The Subaru EJ engine is a family of boxer four-cylinder petrol engines built from 1989 to 2021, displacing 1.5 to 2.5 liters and popular in homebuilt aircraft.
Sud Aviation Caravelle
The Sud Aviation Caravelle, also known as the Super Caravelle, was a French twin-engine jet airliner, first flown in 1955 with rear-mounted engines, serving airlines like Air France and SAS.
Suicide by pilot
Suicide by pilot, also called aircraft-assisted pilot suicide, is a pilot's deliberate use of an aircraft to end their own life, sometimes also killing passengers and people on the ground.
Sukhoi
Sukhoi, also known as the Sukhoi Design Bureau, is a Russian aircraft manufacturer famous for the Su-27 fighter family and the Superjet 100, now part of United Aircraft Corporation.
Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B (Сухой С-70 «Охотник-Б»)
The Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik-B (Сухой С-70 «Охотник-Б») is a Russian stealth flying-wing combat drone developed to team with the Su-57 fighter, first flying in 2019.
Sukhoi Su-15 (Су-15)
The Sukhoi Su-15 (Су-15), NATO name Flagon, was a twin-engine Soviet interceptor in PVO service from 1967 to 1996, with about 1,290 built at Novosibirsk.
Sukhoi Su-17 (Су-17)
Sukhoi Su-17 (Су-17, NATO Fitter), Soviet swing-wing fighter-bomber derived from the Su-7, in service from 1970; variants Su-17M–M4, exports Su-20/Su-22; ~2,867 built (disputed), 1,165 exported to 15 countries; last Russian examples retired January 1998.
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.