REUTERS/Host Photo Agency/RIA NovostiThe jet fighter war between the United States, China and Russia expanded this week when Moscow unveiled a new, export version of its Sukhoi-30 warplane.
“The Su-30SME aircraft (the export version of the Su-30SM fighter jet) has been shown on the international market for the first time,” a source in the defense and industrial sector told TASS, Russia’s state-owned news agency.
The new aircraft will be equipped with Russian-made avionics unlike previous versions that contained French components.
The idea is to boost the jet’s air-to-air and air-to-ground combat capabilities. The industry source told TASS that Southeast Asian, Middle East and …read more
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