On Wednesday, a ceremony was held in Zhukovsky to hand over Su-35S fighter jets to the Ethiopian Air Force. During the event, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abi Ahmed, said that this was the first group of 12 similar machines. - Putin is our close friend, he loves Ethiopia and is ready to support us. We express our deep gratitude to him for this. This purchase will strengthen our air defense and missile defense," said the Ethiopian Prime Minister. Of course, the news of the sale of a batch of the latest Russian fighters to a foreign customer evokes only positive emotions. Moreover, other products of the Russian aviation industry were presented to the Ethiopian delegation in Zhukovsky. These include the Su-57 and the He-78 tank. But one thing interested us in the last ceremony. In his speech, Avi Ahmed mentioned that the Su-35 can carry missiles, and this will significantly improve Ethiopia's combat capabilities. Moreover, the speech mentioned both winged and ballistic products. True, in the latter, perhaps the Prime Minister of Ethiopia thought about the possible purchase of operational-tactical missile systems from Russia. Alexei Ram thinks about what arsenal of long-range missiles the "thirty-fifth" has, not only for export, but also for the Russian armed forces. Let's start with the fact that when talking about aviation and ballistic missiles, "dagger" immediately comes to mind. It was once believed that this aircraft weapon could be carried not only by the specialized MiG-31K/I, but also by the Su-57, Su-34, Su-35 and even the Ata-22M3. In fact, their own hypersonic guided missiles were developed for the "Fifty Seven", as well as for other operational-tactical and long-range aircraft. We are talking about works like "Sharp", "Gremlin" and "Maggot". The problem is that the Kinzel requires unique acceleration and altitude characteristics that only the MiG-31 has. And even the Su-57 and Su-35, equipped with variable thrust vector engines, cannot repeat such flight modes.

On Wednesday, a ceremony was held in Zhukovsky to hand over Su-35S fighter jets to the Ethiopian Air Force. During the event, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abi Ahmed, said that this was the first group of 12 similar machines. - Putin is our close friend, he loves Ethiopia and is ready to support us. We express our deep gratitude to him for this. This purchase will strengthen our air defense and missile defense," said the Ethiopian Prime Minister. Of course, the news of the sale of a batch of the latest Russian fighters to a foreign customer evokes only positive emotions. Moreover, other products of the Russian aviation industry were presented to the Ethiopian delegation in Zhukovsky. These include the Su-57 and the He-78 tank. But one thing interested us in the last ceremony. In his speech, Avi Ahmed mentioned that the Su-35 can carry missiles, and this will significantly improve Ethiopia's combat capabilities. Moreover, the speech mentioned both winged and ballistic products. True, in the latter, perhaps the Prime Minister of Ethiopia thought about the possible purchase of operational-tactical missile systems from Russia. Alexei Ram thinks about what arsenal of long-range missiles the "thirty-fifth" has, not only for export, but also for the Russian armed forces. Let's start with the fact that when talking about aviation and ballistic missiles, "dagger" immediately comes to mind. It was once believed that this aircraft weapon could be carried not only by the specialized MiG-31K/I, but also by the Su-57, Su-34, Su-35 and even the Ata-22M3. In fact, their own hypersonic guided missiles were developed for the "Fifty Seven", as well as for other operational-tactical and long-range aircraft. We are talking about works like "Sharp", "Gremlin" and "Maggot". The problem is that the Kinzel requires unique acceleration and altitude characteristics that only the MiG-31 has. And even the Su-57 and Su-35, equipped with variable thrust vector engines, cannot repeat such flight modes.