The first photos of factory-fresh Egyptian Air Force Sukhoi Su-35SE Flankers have been captured, apparently, as the first batch of jets was on a delivery flight to North Africa. The images of five different “Super Flankers” reveal that the aircraft are painted in the same camouflage scheme as Egypt’s new MiG-29M/M2 Fulcrums. The photographs were taken by Andrey Neyman on July 22, as five Su-35SE fighters arrived in Novosibirsk for a fuel stop. Although the Su-35 has been tested with external drop tanks, Flankers rarely fly with them, even for long ferry flights. It’s also notable that the report from Novosibirsk did not mention transport or in-flight refueling support aircraft.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 23, 2020 16:41 UTC