CCTV
China Central Television has released footage of the
People's Liberation Army Air Force's training using its new Su-35 fighters,
showing the planes taking off, flying in formation, engaging
in breakneck maneuvers and attacking mock targets.
Russia completed the delivery of the last
batch of five Sukhoi Su-35 multirole air superiority fighters to China last
month, with Washington slapping Beijing with sanctions over its purchase of
Russian military hardware, including the Su-35s, in September.
A PLAAF pilot
speaking to the TV network praised the Su-35's "great
maneuverability," attributing this to the plane's dual
thrust-vectoring engines.
The aircraft are
now based with the Sixth Aviation Brigade in Suji, Guangdong
province, southeastern China.
China purchased
two dozen Su-35 fighters from Russia for $2.5 billion in late 2015,
with delivery of the planes completed in November. China became
the first foreign customer of the Russian 4++ generation fighter, and
has already been seen deploying its Su-35s on patrol missions
in the South China Sea.
Source: ruaviation.com
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