OREANDA-NEWS   Rosoboronexport has handed over to Ethiopia a batch of multirole fighters of the 4++ generation Su-35S. This was stated by the Prime Minister of the African country Abiy Ahmed Ali, Interfax reports.

"In accordance with our preliminary agreement with the Russian government, we have received the first 12 Su-35 fighters today," he wrote on Twitter.

The prime minister also added that Ethiopia will receive four batteries of the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system.
 
In August, Rostec State Corporation announced that the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) had handed over a batch of Su-35S to the Russian Ministry of Defense. After testing in various operating modes, the fighters flew to their home airfield.

In June, Vadim Badekha, General Director of the UAC, said that since 2022, the production of combat aircraft in Russia has increased four to five times.