Su-30

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The Su-30, derived from the Su-27, was designed as a versatile multirole combat aircraft capable of air superiority and ground-attack missions. Despite...

Summary and 5 Points You Need to Know: A Russian Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet was reportedly shot down over the Black Sea, with unconfirmed reports suggesting it may have been...

Russian and Belarusian warplanes conducted a new round of joint air patrols amid simmering military tensions in Eastern Europe. The press office of Belarus’ defense ministry reported this week that...

Russian and Belarusian fighter jets conducted their first joint air patrol of 2022, according to a Russian state news summary of a Belarusian Defense Ministry press release. “The Belarusian and...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Interestingly, according to a July interview, the skirmish marked one of the first “hot” use of Pakistan’s new Chinese JF-17 “Thunder” fighters. The 2019 India-Pakistan border...

Here’s What You Need to Know: A JF-17 pilot said that the Su-30 was one of the most formidable threats. The 2019 India-Pakistan border skirmish resulted in major shake-ups within the...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: It appears more likely that the two-seater Checkmate model will be offered as a training aircraft for export markets, similar to the upcoming two-seat Su-57.  A two-seat variant...

Russia will be actively looking to court international buyers, notably those in the Middle East at the Dubai Air Show 2021, which runs this week from Sunday to Thursday. Among...

Here’s What You Need to Know:  However, the pilot does say that the JF-17’s limited BVR loadout is its main weakness, as most models of the JF-17 can only carry...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Barred from acquiring new fighters, Iran has resorted to upgrading and copying its older planes. F-4s, F-14s and Su-22s have received structural repairs and new...

It was announced this week that India will be sending its Su-30 Flanker fighter jets to Japan for a series of joint exercises with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF.) The...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: There is no question that Russian jets have come a long way technologically since the end of the Cold War. But at the end of the...