China will receive the second batch of 4th generation Su-35 (NATO reporting name: Flanker-E) fighter aircraft from Russia in 2017. The first batch of four Su-35s has been delivered to China in late 2016 and the thisrd batch is scheduled to be handed over next year according to Chineese sources. The countries have signed a contract in November 2015 for the delivery of 24 Su-35 fighter jets at a total cost of $2 billions, including ground equipment and spare engines.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)