As we already wrote, Russia on April of 2020 began the testing the R-37M long range air-to-air missile on the Su-35S platform. Article under the link The Russian Su-35 fighter jet will armed with unique hypersonic weapons.
The Recently unveiled documentaries dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Akhtubinsk Russia state flight test center, shows footage of the launch of R37M missile from the Su-35S.
Earlier, Izvestia already wrote that the R-37M entered the arsenal of domestic fifth-generation fighters Su-57. In September 2018, Boris Obnosov, CEO of Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation, confirmed this information. Also, the RVV-DB will replenish the arsenal of “warships” – heavy supersonic interceptors MiG-31.
Thus, the Su-35 will become the third type of aircraft, the equipment of which will receive a novelty. A powerful radar mounted on the fighter, and communication equipment with automated air defense systems make it possible to effectively use missiles with such a range.
The new weapons will significantly increase the characteristics and combat capabilities of the “thirty-fifths,” said the former commander of the 4th Army Air Force and Air Defense, Hero of Russia, Lieutenant General Valery Gorbenko.
