Russia supplied China with problematic Su-35 fighter jets. This information was made public by the Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksiy Gromov, during a briefing at the Ukrinform Media Center.
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As Gromov reported, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, only 9 of the 24 units that russia delivered to China were operational. At the same time, the largest number of problems with these aircraft were related to their on-board systems.
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Defense Express reminds that this contract was concluded in 2015 for the supply of 24 Su-35 fighter jets worth 2.5 billion dollars to China. China received the first four aircraft in 2016, another 10 next year, and the same number in 2018.
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In addition, Gromov also said that russians are actively losing their Su-35s in Ukraine: since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the russian federation into Ukraine, the enemy’s military has lost two squadrons of these fighters.
At the same time, russia also keeps loosing Su-35 buyers. For example, in January Algeria refused to purchase these aircraft due to questions about the effectiveness of the onboard radar.
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In addition, in February Indonesia finally abandoned the Russian Su-35S and chose the French Rafale.
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