The pilots are not likely to have the training, tactics or experience to fight against an American aviator with a realistic chance of winning.
More likely to happen is that a F-15 would run into a Su-35 operated by some Third World despot. But that would mean the United States would be fighting a war against Russia or some other great power-like China.
#The insurmountable edge full#
Overall, if all things were equal, even a fully upgraded F-15C with the latest AESA upgrades would have its hands full versus the Su-35. The service is used to fighting adversaries where it has a huge technological advantage-against the Su-35 that deficit does not exist and the Flanker-E even has some advantages over the Eagle. The real dilemma is that the Su-35 and the current day F-15 Eagle are comparable-and that’s what is worrisome for the U.S. Air Force is keenly aware of the problem, which is why it places such emphasis of on the $7.6 billion Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System upgrade. The Su-35, meanwhile, carries a huge arsenal of air-to-air missiles versus the F-15 fleet’s obsolete defensive electronics.
While American missiles are likely to eventually make it through, it will take many more missiles to achieve a kill than planners were counting on. The Su-35S boasts a potent digital radio frequency memory jamming suite that can wreck havoc with the AIM-120 AMRAAM missile.
One area the Flanker-E probably holds the edge is with its electronic warfare suite. The Su-35 does hold a fleeting advantage for now for passive sensors since it has a built-in infrared search and track system (IRST), but the F-15 fleet will receive a very capable IRST in the near future-nullifying the Flanker’s edge. The Raytheon APG-63 (v) 3 and APG-82 (v)1 on the two Eagle variants are still considerably superior to the Su-35S’ Tikhomirov IRBIS-E phased array radar. At longer ranges, the F-15C and the F-15E still have the advantage over the Su-35 with their active electronically scanned array radars.
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