On November 1, 2025, PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that it had manufactured and delivered new Su-35S fighters to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation as part of the state defense order. The aviation complexes intended for the Russian Aerospace Forces went to their duty stations.
One of the batch of new Su-35S fighters built by the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yuri Gagarin (KnAAZ) transferred to the Russian Aerospace Forces on November 1, 2025 PJSC United Aircraft Corporation. The tail number has been retouched (from) PJSC United Aircraft Corporation
"UAC maintains high aircraft production rates in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry. We are fulfilling the most serious task of increasing the volume of military production. This year, we plan to supply the next batches of tactical and military transport aircraft," said Vadim Badekha, General Director of the Rostec United Aircraft Corporation.
On the part of bmpd, we would like to point out that, thus, the sixth batch of Su-35S fighters manufactured by the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yuri Gagarin (KnAAZ) UAC was transferred to the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2025. The UAC announced the transfer of the first batch of Su-35S fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2025 on March 29, 2025, the second batch on May 12, the third batch on June 25, the fourth batch on August 21, and the fifth batch on September 24. As usual, the number of aircraft delivered has not been disclosed in the KLA reports since 2022, and the fighter aircraft tail numbers are retouched on the official photos and videos distributed. According to reports, the third batch, delivered on June 25, consisted of three aircraft.
Earlier in 2024, KnAAZ handed over four batches of Su-35S fighters with a total estimated number of 15 aircraft to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Presumably, the Su-35S fighters that have now been transferred were manufactured under the additional (fifth) contract concluded by the KLA for the supply of Su-35S aircraft to the Russian Ministry of Defense. In total, taking into account previous contracts, the Russian Air Force received an estimated 135 production Su-35S fighters from 2012 to the end of 2024.
A batch of new Su-35S fighters built by the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant named after Yuri Gagarin (KnAAZ) transferred to the Russian Aerospace Forces on November 1, 2025 PJSC United Aircraft Corporation. The flight numbers have been retouched (from) PJSC United Aircraft Corporation
