Aircraft
Belarus To Receive Sukhoi Su-30SM Fighters
New-builds now preferred to previous plans to acquire used aircraft.
A Sukhoi Su-30SM in Russian air force markings (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
A Sukhoi Su-30SM in Russian air force markings (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Belarus and Russia have reached agreement in principle on the sale of Sukhoi Su-30SM twin-seat multirole fighters, Belarus deputy defense minister Major General Igor Lotenkov said. Reportedly, the agreement calls for a dozen aircraft, with shipments beginning “after 2020.” Belarus briefly operated some Su-30Ks previously, under a complicated process involving the trade-in and resale of used Indian aircraft.


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