Aviation Week Forecasts: Excess Su-35s For Algeria Are Bridge To Su-57

Algeria relies heavily on its fleet of 57 Su-30MKA fighters like those seen here at Oum al-Bouaghi Air Base in May of last year.
Credit: Google Earth
In March, news began to emerge from North Africa that the Algerian Air Force (AAF) had begun quietly acquiring the Su-35 from Russia. The move, which is said to involve fourteen jets that had previously been produced for Egypt before U.S. objections scuttled the deal, comes years after a similar...
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