Su-30SM2

The prospective Russian Air Force Su-30SM2 is an upgraded variant of the twin-seat Su-30SM multirole fighter jet intended to remain in active service as a relevant airborne asset well beyond 2040. The aircraft will include the Irbis radar system to provide increased situational awareness, the AL-41F1S engines with thrust vectoring control (TVC) that will enhance the flight envelope while increasing the combat radius, a new electronic warfare (EW) suite, new high-speed communications and a new high precision targeting system. The resulting aircraft could perform front-line air defense and strike missions as well as serving as a front-line airborne command center for drone swarm under the responsibility of the weapons system office (WSO). The Su-30SM2 could take the skies as soon as 2021 and could achieve initial operational capability by 2025. Overall the Su-30SM2 will match the performance of the Su-35S fighter aircraft in many areas therefore making the SM2 capable of engaging the F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters. The Russian Air Force plans call for the upgrade of the existing Su-30SM aircraft fleet to the SM2 standard beginning in the early 2020s. The Russian Air Force and Russian Navy started getting the first upgraded SM2 aircraft in January 2022. First batch of 21 Su-30SM2 aircraft for the Russian Navy ordered in 2021. Another batch (12) was delivered in August 2024.

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