There is a predator in the skies that is at once a masterpiece of raw aerodynamic engineering and a magnificent, terrifying fossil. It is the absolute zenith of a dying breed, the final, brutal expression of the conventional fourth-generation fighter. This is the Sukhoi Su-35S, known to NATO as the Flanker-E, an aircraft that represents the last true brawler in an age of invisible, networked assassins. It is an ultra-maneuverable air killer, a machine defined by a triad of capabilities: extreme agility from three-dimensional thrust vectoring, a powerful sensor suite built on a philosophy of brute force rather than finesse, and a massive weapons payload that allows it to hunt anything that flies.
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