The Baltic Fleet Aviation regiment in the Kaliningrad region received four Su-30SM2 fighters
Four Su-30SM2 fighters arrived in the Kaliningrad region. The new aircraft were included in the naval aviation regiment. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO).
"Today, a flight of Su-30SM2 fighters arrived at the airfield in the city of Chernyakhovsk, Kaliningrad Region, which became part of the mixed aviation regiment of the Baltic Fleet naval aviation," the ZVO reported.
The aircraft were accepted at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. After that, the Su-30SM2 flew to the Kaliningrad region, where the aviation regiment received fighters.
Colonel-General Alexander Zhuravlev, Commander of the troops of the Far Eastern Military District, noted that the new aircraft will increase the combat power of the Baltic Fleet. The Su-30SM crews have been trained.
The upgraded fighter received an engine with a controlled thrust vector, a front horizontal tail and a radar station with an active phased array. Also, the Su-30SM2 is distinguished by an expanded range of weapons.
Earlier, the General Director of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant of Irkut Corporation announced the construction of the first Su-30SM2 for the Russian Navy. He noted that foreign equipment had been replaced with Russian analogues on the plane.
In December, Flight Global magazine released the World Air Forces 2022 handbook. The publication noted that Russia ranks second in the world in terms of the number of fourth-generation Su-27 and Su-30 fighters.
