Fighter F-35 and Su-35: Which cat bites a bit?

National Interest said that if one had to fight in the air, the US F-35 fighter was not a competitor to the Russian Su-35 fighter.

Recently in an article on National Interest, commentator Dave Majumdar, judged that the American F-35 fighter was not a worthy competitor to Russian Su-35 fighters , because simply, this Lockheed Martin group's promising machine is not designed for a dogfight.

Russian Su-35 fighter aircraft, American F-35 fighter aircraft.

The author believes that a complete replacement of the fifth generation fighter fighter fleet may be a distant future. Most countries that develop military industrial complexes will continue to improve the techniques of the previous generation. The commentator, for example, will fight against Su-35S - a modernized version of the famous Su-27.

Majumdar said the supreme F-35 fighter would inevitably face this machine directly. The journalist wrote: "How can four F-35s respond if it has to deal directly with four Su-35s? The most obvious answer - is that they will have to change tactics and rely on assistance. help of F-22 and F-15 ".

The opportunity of this American fighter can only be set up for modern electronics aircraft. The proper use of electronic systems, along with the possibility of low detection, will help Lockheed survive the air combat from afar, but in a one-on-one clash with the enemy, "the magic fighter" will be helpless. The author concludes: "In fact, the F-35 pilots should avoid dueling at all costs."

The F-35 is the fifth-generation versatile fighter aircraft of the United States.

4-generation Su-35S multi-function fighter has been in operation since 2014. So far, assembly lines have released 64 versions. It is expected that by 2020, the Russian Space Air Force will receive 50 more Sukhoi aircraft.

The F-35 is the fifth-generation versatile fighter aircraft of the United States. The upgraded version for the US Navy (F-35B) and the United States Air Force (F-35A) was produced in 2015 and 2016 respectively. The F-35C made for carrier use will be launched in 2018.