| A Late Holiday Gift: Two Su-35S Jets Enter Service in Russia's Far East |
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Multithumb found errors on this page: There was a problem loading image http://cdn4.img.sputniknews.com/images/103293/11/1032931190.jpg  Russia 13:33 11.01.2016(updated 13:54 11.01.2016) Get short URL KHABAROVSK (Sputnik) – An air regiment of Russia's Eastern Military District (EMD) will receive its first two Su-35S fighter jets soon, the head of EMD's press service said Monday.
"Two new Su-35S 4++ generation jets are due to enter service with the EMD air regiment deployed in Primorsky Territory," Col. Alexander Gordeyev told reporters. According to Gordeyev, the first two Su-35S jets will conduct a flight in Primorsky Territory after signing the necessary documents, with performance validation flights scheduled for the current week. The Sukhoi Su-35, a 4++ generation aircraft, is an upgraded version of the Su-27 multirole fighter.
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