Russians Demonstrate Su-35 in Paris Air Show

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Daniel Michaels, Russian Air Power Makes a Splash at Paris Air Show. Wall Street Journal, June 21, 2013.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 57371399157236.html

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"Most Russian products on display at the air show are modernized versions of Soviet-designed aircraft. The Su-35, for example, is among many successors to the Su-27, which first flew in 1977.

"The Russian aircraft still lack the cutting-edge electronics of rival Western products and generally require more maintenance, which can get expensive. But the Russian models are robust, extensively tested and relatively inexpensive to buy.

Mikhail Pogosyan, chief executive of Sukhoi builder United Aircraft Corp., a holding company "is positioning the aircraft as a rival to Cold War-era Western planes such as Boeing's F-15, the F-16 from Lockheed Martin Corp and the Eurofighter Typhoon, from a consortium of European companies [but not F-22].