Russian fighter maker JSC IRKUT Corporation handed over the first 2 Su-30SM fighters to the Russian Air Force. The delivery-acceptance...
Russian fighter maker JSC IRKUT Corporation handed over the first 2 Su-30SM fighters to the Russian Air Force.
The delivery-acceptance act was signed on November 22 at the Irkutsk aviation plant branch of JSC IRKUT Corporation.
Su-30SM multirole supermaneuverable fighter is the further development of the Su-30MK combat aircraft family.
JSC Sukhoi Design Bureau specialists designed the fighter in accordance with the requirements of the Russian Air Force in terms of radar system, radio and recognition system, ejection seats and a number of support systems.
The weaponry configuration was changed as well. Su-30SM was inspired from the Indian Su-30 variant Su-30MKI.
The contract on 30 multirole fighters delivery by 2015 was signed between the Russian Ministry of Defence and IRKUT Corporation in March 2012.
