What was needed was a better-balanced fighter with both good agility and sophisticated systems. The Soviet leadership soon realized that the new American fighter would represent a serious technological advantage over existing Soviet fighters. Air Force's "F-X" program, which resulted in the F-15 Eagle. In 1969, the Soviet Union learned of the U.S. ( March 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. The Shenyang J-11 is a Chinese licence-built version of the Su-27. Further versions include the side-by-side two-seat Su-34 'Fullback' strike/fighter-bomber variant, and the Su-35 'Flanker-E' improved air superiority and multi-role fighter. The Su-33 'Flanker-D' is a naval fleet defense interceptor for use on aircraft carriers. The Su-30 is a two-seat, dual-role fighter for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions. There are several related developments of the Su-27 design. The primary role was long range air defence against American SAC B-1B and B-52G/H bombers, protecting the Soviet coast from aircraft carriers and flying long range fighter escort for Soviet heavy bombers such as the Tu-95 "Bear", Tu-22M "Backfire" and Tu-160 "Blackjack". The Su-27 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1985. It was designed with the Mikoyan MiG-29 as its complement.
The Su-27 was designed for air superiority missions, and subsequent variants are able to perform almost all aerial warfare operations. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large United States fourth-generation fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and F-15 Eagle, with 3,530-kilometre (1,910 nmi) range, heavy aircraft ordnance, sophisticated avionics and high maneuverability. The Sukhoi Su-27 ( Russian: Сухой Су-27 NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi.
Multirole fighter, air superiority fighter
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For the PC game, see Su-27 Flanker (video game).
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