Sukhoi Su-30SM multirole fighter jets will be delivered to the
Russian Air Force as fully equipped squadrons, rather than “piecemeal,”
deputy commander Colonel Sergei Kobylash said Thursday.
The Su-30SM is the latest development of the twin-seat Su-30 jet fighter family, a derivative of the long-serving single-seat Sukhoi Su-27, one of the air force's most important warplanes.
The new aircraft has better radar and communications capabilities, an
improved friend-or-foe system, a new ejection seat and new weapons. It
also has thrust-vectoring engine nozzles, providing
super-maneuverability at low airspeeds.
The first contract between the Defense Ministry and Irkut Corporation
for 30 Su-30SMs was signed in March last year. The Russian Air Force
received the first two Su-30SM aircraft in November. In mid-December, a
new contract was signed for an additional 30 jets by 2016.
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