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Stills from a new Russian MoD clip on VKS #Su30SM operations against Ukraine that show the fighters carrying Kh-29T-series TV-guided air-to-surface missiles on their inboard wing stations. This is the first official war-related clip to show Su-30SMs armed with this missile type. 
Front to back:
- 518-LSM1 ECM pod
- R-73L short-range air-to-air missile
- R-77-1 medium-range air-to-air missile
- Kh-29T-series short-range air-to-surface missile.
- 518-LSM1 ECM pod
- R-73L short-range air-to-air missile
- R-77-1 medium-range air-to-air missile
- Kh-29T-series short-range air-to-surface missile.
Update 1/1
Noticed that a Su-30SM armed with a pair of Kh-29T-series air-to-surface missiles is also very briefly shown in an earlier video, published in early April (likewise filmed at Kursk-Khalino AB).
Noticed that a Su-30SM armed with a pair of Kh-29T-series air-to-surface missiles is also very briefly shown in an earlier video, published in early April (likewise filmed at Kursk-Khalino AB).
RuAF #Su30SM at #MAKS2019 Russia has already integrated #Su35 IRBIS-E Radar & AL-41F-C1 engine on a Su-30 airframe with the Su-30SM, which represents a convergence of the two platforms independently developed from the Su-27, aimed at mitigating logistics & maintenance overheads.
Any professional photographer would tell you that this is a pedestrian click by a novice, but I believe this picture, showing two Su-30SM aircraft in formation at #MAKS19 #MAKS2019 on August 28, 2019, is the most amazing picture that I have ever clicked!
