If you have one Su-35 emitting only, and sharing the picture with the other Su-35, flying with their emitters off. If that Su-35 is also jamming; now if the jamming is effective this could cause some issues for the F-35; they can easily detect the emitting Su-35. But how can they detect the silent Su-35s without using their radars? IF the F-35 radars are successfully jammed then they would not be able to find the silent Su-35s until they get at “IR detection” range.

However jamming the F-35s will probably be very difficult, in particular jamming all of them.

Su-35 certainly has more thrust and can fly higher and futher. so its radar range and jamming will be more effective. Stealth planes are heavier and draggier so they need external tanker support. those tanker highly vulnerable. The function of gigantic radars is not search fighter but to find make shift airbases and provide mid course updates to missile strike with Iskander and Club.

I think same conclusion has been reached by Saudi after launching thousands of sorties on Yemen. they want Iskander missiles. Those sorties simply cant happen against modern airdefense system.

Correct.. except the Russian consumer goods industry is pretty much non-existent.. It makes me wonder how can they produce hi-end AMLCD displays @ Ramenskoye but cannot get together a decent TV set which could be sold worldwide..

they can make it but it global sales and marketing that need big investment and time. which is simply unprofitable. You cant compete Samsung plants built in Vietnam, Thailand, China. there is many countries just look at Canada. Does it make every thing for Bombardier CSeriers. Russia should only concentrate on weopons, Civil airlines ,trains, buses. only on public transport side.

It’s not just exports
But application of military power (it need self sustaining industrial complex all the way from raw materials like rare earth) that attract sovereign wealth funds. France has to think about Airbus customers and there routes that’s why it return money relative soon for mistral.

http://m.thenational.ae/uae/government/people–politics-uae-and-russia-have-a-bond-that-will-only-grow-stronger

Only 48? That seems awfully low.

Any news on orders for other aircrafts like MiG-35’s or more Su-30SM and Su-34’s?

edit: Ah, so they are going the same route as they did before, just order same number from previous order. I see. Probably safe/easy bet.

They may want have flexibility in production slots for export.

so the ruble price went up 50% in span of 6 years? Even though the initial contract was the period where production line was being worked in and when most planes are at their most expensive point?

Have really all the prices in Russia (milk, bread, average wages, etc) gone up 50% during the same period?

It is the labor wage growth that is driving. In 2009 knaapo output was zero Superjet and T-50. now Su-35 has to share production with them. Plus there will be improvments in sub assembly components.

you can see F-18E example at its tail end its getting more expensive for additional units. now approaching $100m fly away.

http://news.usni.org/2015/07/22/boeing-plans-to-keep-super-hornet-line-open-after-positive-signs-from-congress-international-navies
The additional $1,150.0 million added to the Senate authorization for the additional 12 F/A-18E/F aircraft unfunded requirement is not required” according to the appeal.

AL-31 is 1.60.
http://www.uk-odk.ru/rus/products/military_aviation/al31f/

Engines are designed for aircraft. if Aircraft has larger fuel capacity it can use much more afterburner. Su-35 carries more than Su-27.

Yes you are right the entire inventory of Western airforces is no match for the Russian airforce. There is nothing they can pitch against the super fighters of Russia. Russia perfected an advanced aerodynamic layout in the 70s and keeps on adding the most advanced avionics to these fighters which west have no hope of ever matching.

I would expect this level of delusion only from the North Korean ministry of information.

Uncompetive Tornados and EF has no chance against modernized Flanker.

If the fact that the Su-30 is only a souped up 70s fighter plays the decisive role for you, then the Su-35S won’t be any better than that.
Sure, F-15SA vs Su-35S, that would be a clash of the titans.

I still expect Su-35 to fly faster and higher than overweight F-15SA which is much closer to F-18E in performance. In order to get long life from airframes Boeing jets are really get heavy with underpowered engines and small internal fuel capacity.