Watch this cool video of Russian Su-35 combat planes in action near the Kuril islands

October 18, 2015 Military Aviation, Russia, Troubled Areas

David Cenciotti

The new Russian Sukhoi Su-35 multirole jets took part in military drills near the Kuril Islands in western Pacific Ocean.

The Su-35 Flanker E, Russia’s latest version of the super-maneuverable multirole fighter jet, was recently deployed to the western Pacific to take part in drills near the disputed Kuril islands.

Little is known about the role played by the Super Flanker in the exercise, however, the Russians have released a really cool video, that includes some cockpit footage.

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David Cenciotti is a freelance journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.

kushil says:

October 20, 2015 at 3:32 AM

why are these not deployed to Syria.
Clemente Rodriguez Urbina says:

October 22, 2015 at 6:50 AM

http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12060974@egNews

“In the course of the training flights, Su-35 performed complex aerobatic elements flying at minimum speeds as well as practiced air combat over the water surface.”
Marco says:

October 22, 2015 at 10:01 AM

Based on the video, I think the one with dark grey camo was indeed a Su-35S, while the other ones with “classic” RuAF Su-27 “sky” camo were indeed upgraded Su-27SM and the cockpit video came from one of them.