Production of Su-30SM2 aircraft for Belarus has commenced at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant of Russia's United Aircraft Corporation.
pictures of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant on June 5, walking next to the Su-30SM2 aircraft. While the contract has not been officially announced, images of the aircraft fuselage with a Belarusian flag next to it were seen at the Irkutsk plant during the visit of Lukashenko.
At the facilities of the Irkutsk Aviation Plant, serial production of the Su-30SM2 multirole fighters continues in the interests of the Belarusian Air Force."
A contract valued around $600 million for 12 Su-30SM fighters was signed by Belarus back in 2017, and the country received the first batch two years later. The aircraft are currently based at the 61st fighter airbase in Baranovichi.
One of the key advantages of these aircraft is their equipment with promising airborne radar systems N035 Irbis-E, capable of detecting targets with a radar cross-section of 0.07 square meters at distances ranging from 130 to 145 km. The N035 radar systems and OLS-35 optical-electronic sighting systems will facilitate the detection and tracking of British stealth tactical missiles "Storm Shadow" and American JASSM.
