Russia dispatches second batch of Su-35 fighter jets to China

Moscow, Dec 22: Russia has dispatched the second batch of 10 Su-35 fighter jets (NATO code-name Flanker-E) to China under a contract signed in 2015.

"Another batch of 10 aircraft has been sent to the customer. China will receive the remaining ten aircraft in 2018," a source dealing with Russia’s military and technical cooperation with foreign countries told Tass news agency on Friday.
Earlier, a source close to military and technical cooperation said that the first four fighter jets had been delivered in late 2016. 
In November 2016, Vladimir Drozhzhov, Deputy Director of the Russian Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation, had said that Russia had started fulfilling the first phase of its contract with China.
Russia and China signed a contract for 24 Su-35 fighter jets to the tune of at least $2 billion in November 2015. The contract also covers the ground equipment and spare engines.
The Su-35 is a Russian-made multipurpose generation 4++ super-maneuverable fighter jet equipped with a phased array radar and steerable thrusters.
The fighter jet can develop a speed of up to 2,500 kilometers per hour and has a flying range of 3,400 kilometers and a combat radius close to 1,600 kilometers. It is armed with a 30mm gun and has 12 hardpoints for carrying bombs and missiles. UNI