The recent shootdowns of Russian Su-30SM aircraft by missile-equipped USVs highlight a significant leap in Ukraine's anti-aircraft capability. As you may already know by now, on May 2, 2025, Ukraine ...

I am approaching the recent Su-30SM shootdown as part of a longer arc in Russia’s air war, not as an isolated incident. By tracing how the conflict reached day 1,227, how it is being documented in ...

It was recently reported that the Russian Aerospace Force is now employing its Su-30SM fighter aircraft to counter unmanned seacraft in the Black Sea. The Kremlin has increasingly touted the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Su-30SM fighter jet. Stock photo: TASS A Russian Su-30SM multirole fighter jet with tail number 35 has caught fire and burnt out ...

During a recent mission, Spanish Air Force F-18M Hornets intercepted a Russian Naval Aviation Su-30SM2 carrying an unusual loadout for operations over the Baltic region. On Jan. 28, 2026, the Spanish ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia has likely lost a Su-30SM fighter jet while conducting a mission southeast of Snake Island, the Ukrainian Navy said on Aug.

Irkut, a subsidiary of Russia's United Aircraft Corp., began flight tests of the twin-seat Sukhoi Su-30SM multirole fighter with two aircraft in late September. Su-30SM was developed for the Russian ...

MINSK, 22 August (BelTA) – Belarusian pilots practiced firing short-range and medium-range missiles from Su-30SM aircraft, BelTA learned from Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin. The minister ...

Months back, Russia’s sophisticated Su-30SM and Su-30SM2 fighter airframes completed a set of training drills over the Kaliningrad Region, according to the state-run media outlet TASS News Agency. In ...

IRKUTSK, February 26. /TASS/. The Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet will be standardized with the generation 4++ Su-35 fighter by its onboard equipment and armament to cut its cost price and breathe a new ...

A Russian Su-30SM fighter jet disappeared off radar over the Black Sea on late Tuesday, raising concerns that the aircraft may have crashed. According to reports from the Telegram channel Crimean Wind ...

MOSCOW — Irkut Corporation has begun flight tests of the twin-seat Sukhoi Su-30SM multirole fighter. The first aircraft made its 2-hr. first flight on Sept. 21; the second fighter joined the flight ...