In December 2016, a Sukhoi Su-33 (NATO reporting name “Flanker-D”) jet crashed in the Mediterranean while attempting to land on the Russian Navy’s flagship (and problem-plagued) aircraft carrier ...
The Sukhoi Su-33 multi-role fighter airframe was initially designed to ensure the Soviet Union’s aircraft carriers had a powerful jet to fly. Following the breakup of the USSR, a litany of Soviet-era ...
Key Points and Summary: Russia's Sukhoi Su-33 is a powerful and capable carrier-based fighter, superior in many ways to its naval counterpart, the MiG-29K. -However, this formidable aircraft is now ...