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Sukhoi Su-30

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The Sukhoi Su-30, given the NATO reporting name Flanker-C/G/H, is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union during the 1980s by the Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It serves as a multirole fighter for all-weather air-to-air and strike missions, first flew on December 31, 1989, and entered service in 1992, with the further-upgraded Su-30SM variant introduced in 2013; as of 2024 the Russian Aerospace Forces maintained roughly 130 Su-30SM aircraft. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Multirole fighter 2
Introduced Year
1992 2
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Fighter Aircraft 2
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1. Wikipedia: Sukhoi Su-30
  • Lead section
    The Sukhoi Su-30 (Russian: Сухой Су-30; NATO reporting name: Flanker-C/G/H) is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union in the 1980s by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation.
  • Infobox: status
    In service
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Operational history
    Russian Su-30SM and Su-35s fighters were used for air superiority missions during the war.
  • Used In: 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, Operational history
    During the mission, Su-30MKIs of the Indian Air Force provided air defence cover
  • Operated By: Indian Air Force, Article text
    Ethiopia Ethiopian Air Force - 2 Su-30K (2024) India Indian Air Force - 261 Su-30MKI (2024) - 12 ordered in late-2024.
  • In Group: Fighter and Multirole Aircraft, Infobox: type
    Multirole fighter
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2. Wikipedia: Sukhoi Su-30
  • Infobox, type
    Multirole fighter
  • Infobox: introduction
    1992 (Su-30) 2013 (Su-30SM)
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
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