In December 2016, a Sukhoi Su-33 (NATO reporting name “Flanker-D”) jet crashed in the Mediterranean while attempting to land on the Russian Navy’s flagship (and problem-plagued) aircraft carrier ...

Key Points and Summary: Russia's Sukhoi Su-33 is a powerful and capable carrier-based fighter, superior in many ways to its naval counterpart, the MiG-29K. -However, this formidable aircraft is now ...

No Aircraft Carrier: The Sukhoi Su-33, NATO reporting name Flanker D, is a single-seat, multi-role fighter designed as a naval interceptor for Russia’s aircraft carriers. Based on the Su-27, the ...

Over the decades, Russia has developed some of the most popular and advanced military aircraft in the world. While the MiG family of fighters has long competed with Western fighter jets, it's not the ...