Russia To Receive New Jet Fighters At The End Of This Year

SU-35. © RIA Novosti. Anton Denisov

Russian Air Force To Receive First Su-35 By Yearend - Sukhoi -- RIA Novsoti

The Russian Defense Ministry will receive its first Su-35 fighter plane by the end of the year, Russia's Sukhoi Aircraft Design Bureau said on Monday.

The first modernized Su-35 was presented at the 2007 MAKS air show outside Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry signed a deal with Sukhoi on the purchase of 48 modernized Su-35 jets in 2009.

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Update #1: Sukhoi To Deliver First Su-35S By Year-End -- Aviation Week
Update #2: Sukhoi completed general units’ assembly of the first production Su-35S -- Defence Professionals

My Comment: It appears that the Russians are advancing with their plane .... while we are going somewhere else with the F-35.