Th? S?-27 w?s ??si?n?? ??? ? ??ttl? with th? F-15 ?i?ht?? j?t. An? ??t, whil? th?t n?v?? h????n??, th? S?-27 h?s ??c?m? ? v??? ??w????l c?m??t ?i?ht?? ??? th? ?l? S?vi?t Uni?n ?n? n?w th? R?ssi?n F?????ti?n:

D?v?l???? ?? th? S?vi?t Uni?n in th? ???l? 1970s, th? S?kh?i S?-27 w?s m??nt t? ?? M?sc?w’s ?nsw?? t? th? F-15 E??l?. Th? S?-27 ?i?st ?nt???? s??vic? ?s ?n ?i? s????i??it? ?i?ht??.

Still, it h?s ??m?nst??t?? c?nsi?????l? ???wth ??t?nti?l th?t incl???? ? v??i?nt ??? ?s? ?s ? c???i?? ?i?ht??, whil? th? ?l?t???m h?s ??c?m? ? ???v?n ?x???t ?i?c???t.

S?kh?i h?? ?i?st ????n w??k ?n its T-10 ??si?n in 1969, ?n? th? ???l w?s t? c???t? ? hi?hl? ??il? ?i?ht?? with l?n?-??n?? c????iliti?s, h??v? ??m?m?nt, ?n? s??histic?t?? s?ns??s. T? m?ximiz? th? ?i?c???t’s m?n??v????ilit?, it w?s ??si?n?? ???m th? st??t t? ?tiliz? ? ?l?-??-wi?? (FBW) c?nt??l s?st?m.

D?v?l??m?nt ?? th? ?l?n? w?s sl?w ??in?, ?n? th? ?i?st ???t?t??? ?i?n’t m?k? its m?i??n ?li?ht ?ntil M?? 1977. M????v??, in its initi?l ???m, th? T-10 ???t?t??? ?i?c???t ?is?l???? s?v???l s??i??s ???ici?nci?s – s? m?ch s? th?t ? c?m?l?t? ????si?n w?s ????i???. It ???m????? ?s th? ???ic?ll? ??w??k?? T-10S-1 in 1981.

S?-27: P?st-S?vi?t Us?

A?t?? th? ?iss?l?ti?n ?? th? S?vi?t Uni?n in l?t? 1991, th? “Fl?nk??” ??m?in?? th? ??ck??n? ?? th? R?ssi?n Ai? F??c? th????h??t th? 1990s ?n? ???l? 2000s. M?n? ?i?c???t ?n???w?nt ? mi?-li?? ???????, which t??ns???m?? th?m int? th? ??-??si?n?t?? S?-27SM.

Th? ?i?ht??s w??? ???i???? with ? n?w ?vi?nics ?l??t, ?n? th?? w??? c?m?l?m?nt?? ?? ? sm?ll ??tch ?? n?wl? ??ilt ?i?c???t th?t ?ls? ???t???? im???v?? ?vi?nics ?n? missi?n ???i?m?nt. Th?s? ?i?c???t w??? ??si?n?t?? th? S?-27SM3.

In th? 1990s, M?sc?w ?ls? ????n t? ?????c? th? Fl?nk?? ??? ????i?n s?l?s. Am?n? th? ?x???t m???ls w?s th? ??s?lin? S?-27SK, ??v?l???? ??? Chin?. It w?s simil?? t? th? Fl?nk??-B ??t with ???iti?n?l ?i?-t?-????n? c????iliti?s.

In ???iti?n, Chin? h?? ?ls? ??c?iv?? th? S?-27UBK, which w?s ??s?? ?n th? Fl?nk??-C.

A?t?? ????n? ?i?ht? ?? th? R?ssi?n-??ilt ?i?c???t w??? s???li?? t? th? P???l?’s Li????ti?n A?m? (PLA), B?ijin? ????n th? ?????cti?n ?? ? lic?ns?? v??si?n.

It ??ilt ?n ???iti?n?l nin?t?-?iv? sin?l?-s??t m???ls, ??si?n?t?? ?s th? J-11, ? v??si?n ?? th? S?-27 th?t w?s ??v??s? ?n?in????? th?t ?n????? R?ssi? t? ? ????t ?xt?nt.

A v??i?nt, th? S?-30MK, w?s s?l? t? In?i? with lic?ns?? l?c?l ?????cti?n.

Th? ?i?st ?? ?? t? 140 ?i?c???t in?i??n??sl? ??ilt ?? Hin??st?n A???n??tics Lt? (HAL) w?s ?????t??l? ??liv???? in N?v?m??? 2004.

Th? N?v?l Fl?nk??

Kn?wn ?s th? S?kh?i S?-27K ?n? th? S?-33 (NATO ?????tin? n?m? “Fl?nk??-D”), ? s??ci?ll?-m??i?i?? v??si?n ?? th? ?i?c???t ??v?l???? ??? ?s? ?n th? S?vi?t N?v?’s ?i?c???t c??is??s. It w?s ?i?st ?l?wn in A???st 1987. C?m????? t? th? Fl?nk??-B, th? S?-33 ???t???s ?n ????st?? h??k, c?n??? ?????l?n?s, ? ??l?in? t?il “stin?,” ??l???l? win?s, ?n? t?il?l?n?, ? st??n?th?n?? twin n?s?wh??l, m??i?i?? ?li?ht c?nt??l s?st?m, inc???s??-???? ?in, ?n? ? ??t??ct??l? ?li?ht-?????lin? ?????.

Th? w????ns c?nt??l s?st?ms ?? th? S?-33 ??? ?th??wis? simil?? t? th? ??s?lin? ?i?c???t, which ?ss?nti?ll? ??st?ict?? it t? ?i? ????ns? missi?ns.

Th? ?i?c???t w?s ?nl? ?????c?? ??ll?win? th? ?iss?l?ti?n ?? th? S?vi?t Uni?n, ?? which tim? M?sc?w w?s c?sh-st??????, ?n? ?????cti?n w?s c?t sh??t. Th? ?i?st ??tch ?? ???? S?-33s ?nt???? s??vic? in 1993.

B? 1998, s?m? tw?nt?-???? Fl?nk??-D ?i?c???t h?? ???n ?cc??t?? ?? th? R?ssi?n N?v?l Avi?ti?n s??vic?. It w?s ??im??il? ?m?l???? ?s ? ?i?ht?? ?????? th? R?ssi?n N?v?’s s?l? c???i?? A?mi??l K?zn?ts?v.