07 April 2017

News Story: Russia to offer Su-30SME to Philippines next month?

Russian Air Force Su-30SM (Image: Wiki Commons)
Amid laying groundwork for President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to Moscow on May 2, Russia is offering a new version of its potent Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker multirole fighter for export.

The United Air Corporation which is the umbrella company that owns Sukhoi—says that nations in Southeast Asia have shown interest in the new Flanker variant.

Called the Su-30SME, the new jet is an export version of the Su-30SM that is flown by the Russian Air Force.

Flanker series is Russia’s most successful post-Soviet military export.

Read the full story at Tankler