The Su-30 has stood as one of the most reliable multirole fighter platforms in Russia and across many eastern nations si ...

Exact numbers for Russia's Sukhoi fleet vary, but there seems to be a consensus that Russia has more than 300 Su-27, Su-30, ...

We explore the evolution of the Su-30 Flanker, one of the most versatile and widely exported multirole fighters in the Eastern world. Born from Soviet-era innovations and refined through decades ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...