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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. ImageImageImageImage
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. Image
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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). Image
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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. Image
Note that unlike @IAF_MCC Su-30MKIs, the #Su30SM lacks canards which reduce the degree of convergence possible. Note also that convergence could improve or mar Su-35 competitiveness in MMRCA follow-up procurement depending on the full scope of the intent behind the procurement. Image
@IAF_MCC The AL-41F-IS display at #MAKS2019 drew a lot of visitor attention. BTW, I am working on my Russian language skills to make sure I make better use of my visit to Moscow for #MAKS2021 Image
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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! Image
Indeed, it's a picture of the most amazing thing that I have seen in my life as an aviator because the two Su-30SMs are in a zero speed sustained vertical hover, in freaking close formation! #MAKS19 #MAKS2019
The crazy #Su30SM pair put up an even more astounding performance at #MAKS2019 #MAKS19 on August 29, 2019, which included formation hover & recovery, fierce synchronized maneuvering, low altitude (< 1km) vertical hovers, sustained flat spinning, and savage 1vs1 visual combat! Image
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