Armenia's National Day military parade has sparked intense interest among defense analysts after Armenian Air Force Su-30SM ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: The Su-30SM offers numerous internal improvements over its four-decade old predecessor. The “Russian Knights” aerobatic team took to the Malaysian skies at the LIMA-2019 ...

Russia hopes to order 36 upgraded versions of the two-seat Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-H multirole fighter that would replace the jet’s existing Salyut AL-31FP with the Saturn AL-41F-1S found onboard the ...

A Russian Su-30 conducted a VID intercept on a U.S. aircraft over Syria. On Oct. 10, a Russian Su-30SM belonging to the contingent deployed to Latakia, in Syria, had a close encounter with a ...

A new video released by Russia's Ministry of Defense is shows off surprising maneuverability of the Sukhoi Su-30SM. One of Russia's latest fighters, the jet is one of the largest and yet most ...

The recent shootdowns of Russian Su-30SM aircraft by missile-equipped USVs highlight a significant leap in Ukraine's anti-aircraft capability. As you may already know by now, on May 2, 2025, Ukraine ...

The upcoming version will receive new engines and radars, as well as guided bombs and missiles, in order to make the 30-year-old fighter jet a “bird” to be reckoned with in modern warfare. According ...

The Russian Defense Ministry (MoD) will begin upgrading its fleet of Sukhoi Su-30SM multirole fighter jets, classified by the Russian Air Force as 4++ generation fighter aircraft, in 2018, according ...

You don’t happen to see the Su-30SM that close too often. The Su-30SM is a special variant of the thrust-vectoring Su-30MKI and MKM produced by the Irkut Corporation for the Russian Air Force (that ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A Russian Su-30SM multi-role fighter jet crashed in Syria on Thursday, killing both of its pilots, Russian news agencies reported. The agencies, ...

Armenia has emerged as the latest customer for the Russian-made Su-30SM heavyweight fighter. This was officially confirmed on 5 February by the Armenian MoD. A spokesperson said that the initial order ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Russia announced it's newest variant of the Sukhoi Su-30SM — the Su30SM1 — last month, which reportedly has enhanced weapons and electrical systems. Nevertheless, the ...