The new engine would not only afford the Flanker-H with roughly an additional 4,200lbs thrust per engine—or about 8,400lbs thrust total—it would also increase the Su-30SM’s electrical power ...

The Su-30SM is a descendant of the Cold War-era Su-27, nicknamed "Flanker" by NATO. The new version, nicknamed "Flanker-H", is an updated version featuring forward canards, thrust-vectoring ...

We hope you enjoy SOFREP’s Pic of the Day. Somewhere on a sundappled tarmac in India, a pilot in an olive drab jumpsuit reaches up and touches a magnificent beast. It’s a Sukhoi Su-30MKI ...

Currently, the Armenian fighter fleet consists of four Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-Cs received new in the spring of 2019 and around fifteen much older Su-25K Frogfoots.

The Ministry of Defence in London said these intercepted Russian planes included fighter aircraft (Su-27M FLANKER B, Su-30SM FLANKER H), long-range bombers (Tu-22M BACKFIRE), VIP and other ...

Blasts at the Saky airfield in western Crimea likely destroyed or damaged at least five Su-24 FENCER fighter-bombers and three Su-30 FLANKER H multi-role jets, the Ministry of Defence said in its ...