Quote:And then, just to make sure all that all her bases are covered, Russia has also deployed her most advanced aircraft, the SU-35S, to Hmeymim.  It is hard to avoid hyperbole in regards to this aircraft, so I won’t even bother trying.  I will just simply say that no aircraft in the West, or anywhere else in the world for that matter, comes even close in terms of capabilities.  None.  Not even the US F-22 (which, while excellent in its own role, is much more limited in its capabilities).  Here is a video which illustrates just one aspect of this, the “supermaneuverability” of the SU-35S but please keep in mind that while this shows an amazing control of the aircraft in low-speed situation, real air-to-air combat happens in a very different engagement envelope.  Still check out this video just for a sense of the amazing aerodynamic capabilities of this *heavy* (18,400 kg empty) aircraft:

For the “under the hood” specs of the SU-35S please see here.  The bottom line is this: both in terms of power (engine power, range and radar power) and firepower (quantity and quality of weapons) the SU-35S is currently the most advanced military aircraft on the planet.