The French fighter Rafale defeated the Russian SU-35 in academic air combat, the Polish portal Defence24 reports, referring to the Egyptian press.
Egyptians held a teaching in which the French fighter Rafale ran into a Russian SU-35 fighter and won the air battles with him, “writes the publication.
Defence24 reminds that Rafale and Su-35 involved in battles related to the fourth generation of fighters probably had the most modern equipment and software.
It is noted that during the training combat, the Russian aircraft performed the role of “aggressor”, attacking French. The victory of Rafale over Su-35 provided a radio-electronic struggle complex (Reb) Self-Protection Equipment to Counter Threats for Rafale Aircraft (Spectra) of the first, which “stopped” the second radar. “The Russian aircraft could not manage his weapons, and Rafale easily traveled down the enemy with his radar and eventually” hit it “,” writes Defence24.
The publication claims that the cause of Rafale’s victory over SU-35 was the use of obsolete technologies, but recognizes that the French fighter cost Egypt almost twice as expensive than the Russian.
In April, RIA Novosti in the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTs) of Russia stated that American aircraft F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II can be called foreign competitors of the Russian SU-35 fighter and F-35 Lightning II.