The company handed over the first batch of Su-30SM multirole fighters to the Kazakhstan Air Force in April 2015. IRKUT delivered four units to the Kursk Aviation Regiment of the Western Military District (ZVO) in July 2017. The Russian Air Force received four Su-30SM aircraft in February 2016 and Russian Knights, an aerobatic demonstration team of the Russian Air Force, received eight units in the year. IRKUT delivered the first two Su-30SM fighters to the Russian Air Force in November 2012. The MoD placed an order for the second batch of 30 Su-30SM fighters in December 2012. “The multirole Su-30SM can be deployed in counter-air strikes, counter-land and counter-sea missions.” The MoD plans to replace the Su-24 fleet with Su-30SM fighters. IRKUT and the Russian MoD signed a contract for 30 Su-30SM multirole fighters in March 2012. The aircraft also acts as a command-and-control platform within a fleet of combat aircraft performing joint missions. It can conduct electronic counter-countermeasures and early warning tasks. The multirole Su-30SM can be deployed in counter-air strikes, counter-land and counter-sea missions.

The first Su-30SM fighter designed for the Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) performed its maiden flight in September 2012. It is being manufactured by IRKUT, a company based in Russia. The Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter was designed in accordance with the requirements of the Russian Air Force. The Su-30MK series fighters are in service with the Algerian Air Force, Angolan Air Force, Armenian Air Force, Belarusian Air Force, Indian Air Force (IAF), Indonesian Air Force, Kazakh Air Force, People’s Liberation Army Air Force, People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Ugandan Air Force, Venezuelan Air Force and Vietnam People’s Air Force. It is an advanced derivative of the Su-30MK combat aircraft family. Su-30SM is a multirole fighter aircraft developed by JSC Sukhoi Design Bureau for the Russian Air Force.

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