Thanks to the best maneuverability and avionics, the Russian SU-35 fighter in the air battle at the visibility distance will defeat the French Rafale, assures the South African Journal of Ultimate Defense in a special issue dedicated to the Forum “Army-2021”. Attach the publication paid attention to TASS.
The publication marks the onboard radar station H035 “Irbis”, allowing the Su-35 to detect the goals like Rafale at a distance of about 270 kilometers. At the same time, the French plane, according to South Africa, is able to discover Russian on a distance of only 120 kilometers.
According to Ultimate Defence, this circumstance allows the SU-35 to be the first to detect Rafale and open fire on defeat. The publication notes that the possibilities of the Russian fighter are expanding the rockets of a large range.
In July, the Polish portal Defence24, referring to the Egyptian press, said that the French fighter Rafale defeated the Russian Su-35 in an academic air combat. According to the publication, the victory of Rafale over Su-35 has provided a radio-electronic combat complex (RES) Self-Protection Equipment to Counter Threats for Rafale Aircraft (Spectra) of the first, which “stuck” the second radar. Defence24 argues that the cause of Rafale’s victory over SU-35 was the use of outdated technologies, however, it recognizes that the French fighter cost Egypt almost twice as much as Russian.