🚨🇷🇺 PENTAGON'S NIGHTMARE: RUSSIA DOUBLES ORIGINAL SU-35 PRODUCTION TARGET

Russia’s Su-35 program has flipped priorities: for the first time, a single foreign contract — Iran’s 48-aircraft order — will claim the bulk of output at Komsomolsk-on-Amur over the next several years, even while the Aerospace Forces keep lines running to sustain Ukraine operations.

🔸 IRAN’S 48 SU-35 DEAL is double the size of prior China or Egypt batches; 20 already complete, 28 more due by 2027 alongside limited Russian deliveries.

🔸 Domestic orders now approach 200 airframes; combined VKS and export deliveries likely exceed 280 by end-2026, with total program orders nearing 300.

🔸 AESA RADAR AND R-77M MISSILES plus a low-loss Ukraine combat record and unmatched post-Cold War air-to-air testing keep the jet competitive.

🔸 Algeria may pivot to Su-57, yet Iran and Ethiopia still have room for major follow-ons; North Korea remains a high-volume wildcard if Moscow links sales to Su-57 transfers.

🔸 Sustained upgrades and multipolar demand could push total production past 400 — double the original 200-unit target — despite Western sanctions threats aimed at buyers.

Does Iran’s massive order turn the Su-35 into a much bigger threat to Western airpower?

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