Sukhoi Su-33 it off the Indian carriers, a constraint not shared by the smaller MiG-29K. On 15 November 2016, Sukhoi Su-33 fighter jets began conducting combat flights over Syria from "Admiral Kuznetsov"s flight deck in the ongoing Syrian civil war. On 5 December 2016, it was reported that a Su-33 had crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after it failed to land on the carrier for a second time due to an arrestor cable problem. Sukhoi Su-33 The Sukhoi Su-33 (-33; NATO reporting name: "Flanker-D") is an all-weather carrier-based twin-engine air superiority fighter designed by Sukhoi and manufactured by Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association,
Sukhoi Su-24 forces, split 321 with the Russian Air Force and 94 with the Russian Navy. The Russian Air Force will eventually replace the Su-24 with the Sukhoi Su-34. The Soviet Union used some Su-24s in the Soviet–Afghan War, with an initial round of strikes in 1984 and a second intervention at the end of the war in 1988. No Su-24 were lost. On October 13, 1990, Syrian Air Force jets entered Lebanese air space in order to strike General Michel Aoun's military forces. Seven Su-24 jets were used in this operation. During Operation Desert Storm, the Iraqi Air Force evacuated 24