Four new Su-30SM fighters assembled at the Irkutsk aircraft plant have arrived in Rostov region and joined the air regiment. They flew over 4000 km with refueling stops in Novosibirsk and Chelyabinsk regions and will replace Su-27 fighters. The Su-30SM is called especially versatile, combining fighter, attack aircraft and bomber capabilities.
Four new Su-30SM fighter jets, assembled at the Irkutsk Aircraft Plant, have entered service with the aviation regiment in the Rostov region.The aircraft’s combat crews made a flight totaling more than 4,000 km, with refueling stops at airfields in the Novosibirsk and Chelyabinsk regions. The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense clarified that the Irkutsk-built Su-30SMs will replace Su-27 fighters in the Rostov regiment.
As a reminder, the Su-30SM multirole combat aircraft combines the capabilities and functions of a fighter, an attack aircraft, and a bomber. Specialists estimate its potential as equivalent to two aircraft of the previous generation.