Egypt will have new fighter jets from Russia!

"Egypt is now going to receive its first Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft from Russia" ,Middle East Monitor on July 28, 2020. Egypt and Russia has a weapon deal of $US2 billion for the purchase of about 25 Su-35s fighter aircraft.

"It was announced that Russia has started production of Su-35 fighter aircraft for Egypt Air Force" ,Russian Press Agency TASS has published in may 2020. "The Gagarin Aircraft Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has launched the production of Su-35.

Russian made fighter aircrafts- 4++ generation Su-35s, 5 generation Su-57, 4 generation MiG29 and 4++ generation Su-30

Russia’s Kommersant daily reported that Egypt had decided to purchase several Russian-made Su-35 fighter jets for about $2 billion. But deputy head of the Rosoboronexport Sergei Kornev denied the signing of any contract to supply Su-35s to Egypt.

The Sukhoi Su-35s carries a 30mm cannon, has 12 hardpoints and can detect targets at more than 400 kilometers, while its radar can track up to 30 targets simultaneously. The fighter has a maximum flying range of 3,500km without refueling. The world’s most powerful Fourth-Generation fighter’s standout features include new engines, avionics and radar.

Avionics and other equipment are integrated into a single cohesive system by an information processing and control system, which comprises two digital CPUs, interface and data conversion systems, and a head-up display (HUD) implementing the glass cockpit concept.

Su-35s fighter aircraft deal has signed in Egypt and Russia for possible 25 aircraft sell

The Su-35 has two MFI-35 large color multi-functional LCDs, a multi-functional panel with an integrated display processor, a wide-angle collimated head-up display superimposed over the windscreen and a control panel in the cockpit.

The state-of-the-art system enables Sukhoi Su-35S to detect quickly and track simultaneously up to 4 ground targets or up to 30 airborne targets, and engagement with up to eight airborne targets at the same time. Besides, the radar control system has the friend-or-foe identification capability for aerial and maritime objects, is capable of identifying the class and type of airborne targets and take aerial photos of the ground.

The Su-35 can fly at a maximum speed of 2,390 km/h at a maximum altitude of 18,000m. The Su-35 weighs around 18,400 kg and the maximum take-off weight is 34,500 kg.

The Su-35, NATO reporting name Flanker-E is a single-seat, twin-engine fighter aircraft designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau and built by the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant. The first prototype made its maiden flight in June 1988 and the first Su-35 was delivered to the Russian Air Force in 2009.  China's PLAAF and the Indonesian Air Force have also placed orders.