Russian Military To Place First Order For Upgraded Su-30SM2 Fighters

Maxim Pyadushkin August 13, 2020
Su-30
Credit: Sukhoi
The Russian military will upgrade one of its core multirole fighters–the two-seat Sukhoi Su-30SM. Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced during his visit to the type’s assembly facilities in Irkutsk on Aug. 12 that the ministry will order 21 Su-30SM2 aircraft this year. Neither the defense...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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