Su-30SM fighter, developed by JSC Sukhoi Design Bureau and designed for the Russian Ministry of Defence, performed its maiden flight on Fri...
Su-30SM fighter, developed by JSC Sukhoi Design Bureau and designed for the Russian Ministry of Defence, performed its maiden flight on Friday.
“The flight lasted for two hours and went smoothly,” the Irkut corporation said.
The Su-30SM is a localised version of the thrust-vectoring Indian Su-30MKI for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions.
Thrust-vectoring engines enhance manueverability.
The Defense Ministry and Irkut signed a contract in March for delivery of 30 of the multirole fighters by 2015.
