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Ten Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO reporting name: Flanker-C) fighter jets will arrive to the Russian Southern Military District’s air regiment based in the Rostov Region in south Russia before the end of January 2016, the district’s press office told TASS on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016.
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 A RuAF Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet |
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"The air regiment received the first batch of eight Su-30SM fighter jets in late 2015 to replace Su-27 [Flanker-B] aircraft," the press office said.
"The air regiment is expected to receive another ten Su-30SM fighter jets before the end of January," the press office added. According to the press office, crews have already started to perform the first scheduled flights this year to learn to operate Su-30SM fighter jets. The Su-30SM (SM standing for serial-produced, upgraded) multipurpose fighter jet is designed to gain air supremacy and attack ground and surface targets. The fighter jet has canards and engines with a controlled thrust vector, which makes the aircraft supermaneuverable. The Su-30SM fighter jet is equipped with the Bars multipurpose control radar. The fighter jet’s ammunition load comprises a wide range of munitions, including air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface precision guided weapons. The Su-30SM fighter jet can be used to train pilots for future single-seat fighter jets. The Su-30SM fighter jet has been manufactured for the Russian Air Force since 2012. |
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