The Su-30SM has earned itself a strong foothold in Russian service, with both the Aerospace Forces and the Navy. REPORT Piotr Butowski
FORCE REPORT // RUSSIAN FIGHTERS
Some pristine Russian hardware on show at an ‘Aviadarts’ exercise. This Su-30SM carries twin B-8 pods for 80mm rockets under each wing.
Dmitriy Pichugin
THE IRKUTSK-MADE Su-30 family started with the Su‑30MKI for India and is now in service as the Su-30SM in Russia. These are ultimately far more advanced aircraft than the Komsomolsk variants due to their electronically scanned array radar and vectored-thrust engines.
