Western media reports on the ongoing Ukraine war focused on highlighting the capabilities of the Ukrainian side, while it reduced the power of the Russians.
Consequently, some observers were surprised that the F-16 fighters donated by NATO to Ukraine were mostly ineffective against Russian “Sukhoi-35” fighters, where the Ukrainian Air Force spokesman admitted in 2023 that the “F-16” “” old “and” cannot confront the “Russian Military plane that belongs to the fourth generation.
“When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it was widely ridiculed in the Western press because of its dependence on weak equipment dating back to the Soviet era, said American geopolitical and military analyst Brandon Witzar, a prominent editor in National Security Affairs of” National Interest “, in an analysis published by the magazine.
In fact, the failure of the Russian army in the early days of the war, at least partially, resulted from relying on this equipment against modern munitions that NATO presented to Ukraine – most notably the “Javinin” missile.
He saw that in all wars, adaptation is very important, and Russia has spent the past three years in treating shortcomings in its old Soviet equipment and has worked to strengthen them after many difficult lessons that I learned in the battlefields in eastern Ukraine. The war is a dynamic process, and whatever the systems that are used at the beginning of the conflict – especially if this conflict continues for a long time like the war in Ukraine – this means that the army must adapt its systems constantly based on the experiences it acquires from the battlefield.
He added: “Russia has done this, but Ukraine, which depends on modern NATO systems, did not do so mostly – with predictable results in the fighting. In addition, Moscow has linked its defensive industrial base in wartime the need for the constant adaptation and development of equipment, and the Sukhoi -35 fighter has benefited from these amendments that the painful lessons that it learned in the battlefields have been paid. Before distinguishing in its total design. “
Excessive maneuvering ability
Weshir said that the large advantage of the “Sukhoi-35” fighters in the fighting comes from its superior ability to maneuver, which is only matched by a few Western aircraft.
One of the former NATO leaders indicated that the F-35 Liteng warplane, which belongs to the fifth generation, “will likely back down” if the “Sukhoi-35” fighter discovers although the F-35 fighter will be almost certain to see “Sukhoi-35” first, but “Sukhoi-35” will be able to avoid any missiles that fired it “F-35”, before entering an air battle, is likely to win the Russian fighter.
Wesht said that despite this, the virtual clashes between two “Sukhoi-35” and “F-35” martial fighters are not largely related to the Ukraine war.
The truth remains that the “Sukhoi-35” fighter is a strong player in the air, regardless of the desires of Westerners.
As for the load, the Sukhoi-35 weapons package is worth noting, as it can carry up to 12 short-range missiles, an increase of four missiles from the F-22 Raptor fighter.
In addition, it can be equipped with four R37M missiles, each of which has a warhead weighing 60 kilograms.
The missiles can reach an amazing speed of “6 Mach” and strike targets 248 miles.
It believes that despite all the uproar in the Western media about the poor Russian “Sukhoi-35” fighters, only 7 and 13 fighters of them were dropped, despite previous reports that Ukraine dropped dozens of these fighters.
A quick review of several Western and other sources linked to Russia shows that the Russian fleet of “Sukhoi-35” fighters, which was 120 fighters, started Russia, the war, the loss of 11 percent at most.
In other words, Ukraine’s data related to the loss of Russian Sukhoi-35 fighters is very optimistic.
“The Western strategists will be fools if they reduce this war plane.”
