Another batch of Russian two-seat Su-30SM2 generation 4++ multirole fighters has arrived at a military airfield in Belarus, the republic's Defense Ministry press service said.
Andrei Rachkov, First Deputy Head of Aviation of the Air Force and Air Defense Aviation Department, explained that the aircraft were received as part of military-technical cooperation with Russia.
Su-30SM2 is a modernized aircraft. The target detection range has been increased almost threefold. It received new avionics, navigation equipment, including in autonomous mode. It will be possible to fly without satellite navigation without any particular problems.
According to him, the range of application of aviation weapons has been expanded for the Su-30SM2: guided and unguided missiles, bombs with UMPC. Belarus received the first batch of such fighters in early 2025, Rachkov added.
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