The Most Advanced Su 30SM2 Fighter With A Powerful New Radar To Enhance Its Military.

Описание: Russia Gets Cutting Edge Su 30 SM2 Fighters With Powerful New Radars To Boost Its Military.

The United Aircraft Corporation, on November 21, 2022, handed over a batch of new Su 30SM2 fighters and Yak 130 combat trainers to the Russian Ministry of Defense RuMoD.

The Irkutsk Aviation Plant of the United Aircraft Corporation PJSC UAC, part of the Rostec state corporation has manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense new Su 30SM2 fighters and combat trainers Yak 130.

According to the statement, The new aircraft received an improved complex of on board radio electronic equipment. Thanks to the modernization carried out on the instructions of the Russian Ministry of Defense, the combat capabilities of aircraft have increased. In particular, the range of detection and identification of air targets has increased.

The new radar, in combination with new high precision weapons, would be capable of inflicting strikes against air, land, and sea targets at a distance of several hundred kilometers.

The United Aircraft Corporation will likely hand over an additional batch of aircraft to the RuMoD, going by the schedule laid down in the state defense order.

Su 30 SM2 Will Feature Su 35S Capabilities,
The Sukhoi Experimental Design Bureau, in partnership with Irkut Corporation, is developing a new modernized version of the Sukhoi Su 30SM Flanker H, which is currently in service with the Russian Air Force and Navy.

The modernized variant, which was earlier referred to as Su 30SMD and is now designated as the Su 30SM2, leverages the operational lessons that the Russian Air Force learned during its air campaign in Syria.

The new variant features a more powerful AL 41F S1 engine, IRBIS N035 radar, improved avionics, and modern weapons. The AL 41F S1 engine and the IRBIS N035 radar were originally developed for the Su 35S fighter.

The Su 30SM2 is an attempt to converge to the maximum extent possible the Su 30 family with the Su-35 series to minimize logistics and maintenance overheads.


The initial lot of Su 30SM2 aircraft being delivered to the RuMoD does not feature the AL 41F 1S engines. According to Interfax sources, deliveries of Su 30SM2s with AL 41F 1S engines could begin no earlier than 2023.

Flight tests of modified Su-30SM with the AL 41F 1S engine are expected to conclude by December 2023.