MOSCOW, August 17 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...
payload on 12 external mounts.Russia"s Air Force commander, Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said in July that up to three air regiments will be equipped with Su-35 fighters in the future.
Russia also plans to export at least 160 Su-35 fighters to several countries including India, Malaysia and Algeria.
Meanwhile, the MAKS-2009 air show, which opens on August 18 at the Zhukovsky airfield southeast of Moscow, has been overshadowed by a mid-air collision of two Su-27 fighters from Russia"s elite aerobatics group Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) on Sunday.
The commander of the group, Col. Igor Tkachenko, was killed in the accident, while two other pilots and five civilians were severely injured.
However, the organizer of the MAKS-2009 air show has said the event will go ahead as planned.
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