Multirole Su-30SM fighter jet was accepted into service of the Russian Aerospace Forces by a resolution of the Russian president of January 12, 2018, the Vympel corporate publication of the Toropov Vympel Company of the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) reported.
A VVS Su-30SM fighter jet
(Credit: Russian Ministry of Defense)
"The multipurpose Su-30SM has been accepted into service by a resolution of the president of January 12, 2018… During the Syrian operation Su-30SM demonstrated high flying qualities and combat effectiveness," it quoted enterprise CEO Nikolai Gusev as saying. Russia’s Defense Ministry will receive 14 Su-30SM fighter in 2018, Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov said last month.
The aircraft are equipped with Vympel designed products type 170-1 and passive jamming devices UV-30MKR. Type 170-1 (medium-range air-to-air guided missile R-77-1) was integrated by Vympel into the Su-30SM set of armaments and determines its high combat potential. UV-30MKR is similar to exported modifications of type UV-30 operational on the aircraft in India, Malaysia and Algeria.
Multipurpose Su-30SM fighter jets operate in the Russian airpower in Syria. Open sources said four Su-30SM have been there since September 2015. The new aircraft which successfully performed in Syria triggered interest in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Su-30SM numerously escorted strategic Tu-160, Tu-95MSM and Tu-22M3 bombers in Syrian airspace during strikes at terrorists. A wing of Su-30SM also escorted the aircraft of President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Humaymim airbase.
Multipurpose Su-30SM (serial, modernized) (Flanker-H by NATO classification) is designed to win air supremacy and strike at grounds and water surface targets. It has frontal horizontal tailing and steerable thrusters which make it super maneuverable. Su-30SM carries the multifunctional Bars radar. The set of weapons includes a wide range of armaments, including air-to-air missiles and precision guided air-to-surface missiles. Su-30SM can be engaged to train pilots for prospective one-seater jets. The aircraft have been constructed for the Russian Air Force since 2012.
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