{"id":140097,"date":"2025-05-27T16:38:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T13:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/140097\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"belarus-gets-russian-su-30sm2-fighter-jets","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/140097\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus gets Russian Su-30SM2 fighter jets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May 27, Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> The first two Su-30SM2 fighter jets have arrived at a Belarusian military airfield, the defense ministry reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“These aircraft will be able to perform their main task\u2014combat duty for air defense\u2014as early as next week,” said Andrej \u0141ukjanovi\u010d, the Belarusian Air\/Air Defense commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian pilots have been retrained in Russia to fly the Su-30SM2s, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The commander announced that Belarus will receive another batch of Su-30SM2s later this year and Mi-35M helicopters this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Su-30SM2, an upgraded variant of the original Su-30SM, is reportedly equipped with longer-range guns, improved engines and has double the detection range of the Su-30SM, its predecessor that has been in service with the Belarusian Air\/Air Defense Forces for several years. Russia sold at least eight Sukhoi Su-30SM aircraft to Belarus in 2019 and 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Su-30SM2 has a detachable wing with fuel tank inside to facilitate transportation by cargo aircraft, according to Rostec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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