26. Su-35S v ISIS
Stationed at Khmeimim Air Base in Syria, the Russian Su-35S sent the message to ISIS that they would not tolerate any extremist behavior. If ISIS wasn’t impressed, the U.S. was. One senior U.S. military official with extensive experience on fifth-generation fighters said, “It’s a great airplane and very dangerous, especially if they make a lot of them.” With the T-50 coming, it’s likely they will not.