A few days ago the Russian defence viceminister, Yuri Borisov, stated that 4 Su-27 would be upgraded to "Su-35 standard". This caused a few debates on the internet because it does not make much sense. A Su-35 has too many different features for the upgrade to be worthy. For example, the Su-27 would not be able to receive the Su-35 engines.
Su-27S (Jeroen Oude Wolbers at www.ausairpower.net, 2010).
In the last few years Russia has applied an upgrade to the Su-27s in service. It is designated SM and is based on the MK2 variant sold to China.
References:
- http://alert5.com/russia-to-upgrade-four-su-27s-to-su-35s/
- http://forum.keypublishing.com/
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